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As power grids add more renewable energy and large-scale battery storage, utilities face a growing challenge: how to ...

Finnish startup Donut Lab has just released the third independent test of its solid-state ...

Scientists have discovered that electrons in solar materials can be launched across molecules almost as fast as nature allows, driven by tiny atomic vibrations.

At the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory in Florida, scientists operate the world’s strongest continuous magnet, capable of generating an enormous 45-tesla magnetic field. That is nearly a ...

A single exercise session increased electrical activity in a brain region tied to learning and memory, a first-of-its-kind ...