R esearchers in Germany have developed a new type of sodium-ion battery made from wood waste that could be used for ...

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As the daughter of firefighters in Southern California, Gabby Kitch grew up with a strong sense of how public service can help preserve and protect the world — with water. In her career she just opted ...

Blue Carbon refers to organic carbon captured and stored by the ocean in vegetated coastal ecosystems such as mangrove forests, saltmarshes or seagrass meadows. In these Blue Carbon ecosystems, ...

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Despite the rumors, there isn’t a silicon-carbon battery in the iPhone Air. Apple’s decision to stick with trusty old graphite-based lithium-ion for this generation makes sense considering the safety ...