Electronics
Could Grinding Up Lithium Batteries Help Recycle Them?
Researchers recovered lithium from batteries on a small scale by using mechanical force
Stories by Katharine Sanderson
Pollution
Nord Stream Pipeline Blasts Stirred Up Toxic Sediment
The Nord Stream pipeline explosions happened in a dumping ground for chemical warfare, but other contaminants proved most toxic to marine life
Climate Change
What the Silicon Valley Bank Collapse Means for Science Start-ups
Bailouts mean customers’ deposits are safe, but the Silicon Valley Bank’s demise has sparked concern about future investment in small tech companies
Engineering
How to Construct Buildings That Have a Positive Impact on Climate and Biodiversity
Making buildings part of a circular economy that minimizes the waste of materials could yield huge environmental rewards
Climate Change
How Will Men’s World Cup Soccer Players Cope with Qatar Heat?
The question of how to preserve athletic performance amid extreme heat, including at the World Cup in Qatar, is pressing as climate change bites
Fossil Fuels
What Do Mysterious Nord Stream Methane Leaks Mean for Climate Change?
Researchers are rushing to calculate the greenhouse-gas emissions resulting from mysterious leaks in major gas pipelines that connect Russia to Europe
Sociology
What’s the Science of Public Grief?
Most of the people mourning the death of Queen Elizabeth II were not close to her—research can shed light on the nature of their grief
Ethics
High-Profile Autism Genetics Project Paused Amid Backlash
Study aimed at collecting DNA from 10,000 autistic people and their families has drawn criticism for failing to consult the autism community
Exercise
Why Sports Concussions Are Worse For Women
As women’s soccer, rugby and other sports gain popularity, scientists are racing to understand how the female brain responds to head injury
The Sciences
Machine Stitches Complex Molecules at Touch of a Button
Automated clipping together of modular building blocks shows promise for the discovery of new drugs
The Sciences
Photons Double Up to Help Us See Beyond the Visible Light Spectrum
Our little-known ability to see infrared light could occur when pairs of photons combine their energies to appear as one "visible" photon
Electronics
Explosive Power of Combustion Makes Floppy Little Silicone Robot Jump
A simple chemical reaction is used to power a robot's lofty leaps. Applications could be search-and-rescue operations
Technology
Diamond-Based Quantum Devices Shrink MRI to Nanoscale
The technique could be sensitive enough to detect the structure of a single protein
The Sciences
Bloggers Put Chemical Reactions through the Replication Mill
An online project seeks crowd-sourced help to reproduce chemists' published results
Technology
Sprinkled Nanocubes Could Hold Light Tight for Efficient Solar Panels
A device based on scattered silver cubes could scale up light absorption for solar power
Space & Physics
How to Boil Water without Bubbles
A coating has been found to help hot metal hang onto a protective vapor layer that prevents explosive boiling
Technology
Super-Stretchy Hydrogel Can Take a Hit
A polymer network made of alginate and polyacrylamide is the most resilient yet and could be used in replacement cartilage or scaffolding for artificial organs
Technology
Flexible Plastic Electronic Display Company Exits E-Reader Market
Plastic Logic will try to sell its relatively expensive technology to other companies that might want to use it in their own products
Health
New Target Discovered for Pain Relief
A neuropathic pain expert says, however, that in the past 30 years virtually no new drug targets have made it into the clinic as effective pain-relief drugs
