After years of making progress on an organic aqueous flow battery, Harvard University researchers ran into a problem: the organic anthraquinone molecules that powered their ground-breaking battery were slowly decomposing over time, reducing the long-term usefulness of the battery.
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Let's Clear the Air
For the past 40 years, research has proven that people of color, low-income communities and ethnic minorities suffer the effects of environmental contamination more than other communities.
Geoengineer the Planet? More Scientists Now Say It Must Be an Option
Once seen as spooky sci-fi, geoengineering to halt runaway climate change is now being looked at with growing urgency.
Climate Driving New Right Whale Movement
New research connects recent changes in the movement of North Atlantic right whales to decreased food availability and rising temperatures in Gulf of Maine’s deep waters.
Energy Drinks May Increase Risk of Heart Function Abnormalities and Blood Pressure Changes
Drinking 32 ounces of an energy drink in a short timespan may increase blood pressure and the risk of electrical disturbances in the heart, which affect heart rhythm, according to a small study published in Journal of the American Heart Association, the Open Access Journal of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.
Study Could Improve Fire Monitoring in Brazilian Savanna
A study conducted by scientists from Brazil, the United States and Portugal investigated the accuracy and consistency of different satellite data collections with regard to the location and size of burned areas in the Cerrado biome, the Brazilian savanna.
