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Sodium-Ion Batteries Need Breakthroughs to Compete

A thorough analysis of market and supply chain outcomes for sodium-ion batteries and their lithium-ion competitors is the first by STEER, a new Stanford and SLAC energy technology analysis program.

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Wind Turbines Impair the Access of Bats to Water Bodies in Agricultural Landscapes

Bats depend on open bodies of water such as small ponds and lakes for foraging and drinking. 

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Atop the Oregon Cascades, UO Team Finds a Huge Buried Aquifer

Oregon’s Cascade Range mountains might not hold gold, but they store another precious resource in abundance: water.

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Designing Tiny Filters to Solve Big Problems

For many industrial processes, the typical way to separate gases, liquids, or ions is with heat, using slight differences in boiling points to purify mixtures.

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Study Shows How Households Can Cut Energy Costs

Many people around the globe are living in energy poverty, meaning they spend at least 8 percent of their annual household income on energy.

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Team Makes Sustainable Aviation Fuel Additive from Recycled Polystyrene

A new study overcomes a key challenge to switching commercial aircraft in the U.S. from their near-total reliance on fossil fuels to more sustainable aviation fuels.

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Ash Tree Variability May Offer Restoration Path Post-beetle Decimation

Researchers found that genetic diversity is key to breeding ash trees resistant to emerald ash borers and rising temperatures.

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New Data on Atmosphere From Earth to the Edge of Space

Two-decade-long dataset for entire atmosphere could benefit seasonal forecasts, climate models and space weather prediction.

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Snow on the Turtle Mountains

The hummocky highlands that straddle the border between the U.S. state of North Dakota and the Canadian province of Manitoba are called the Turtle Mountains. 

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Study Highlights Key Factors for Successful Restoration of Elkhorn Coral Colonies

Coral restoration should prioritize shallower depths with faster currents in low-nutrient environments to promote a healthier microbial community.

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