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Korean researchers solve the thick-magnet coercivity problem with a sandwich-structured grain boundary diffusion process
1+ hour, 17+ min ago (153+ words) Posted May 18, 2026 by Charged EVs & filed under Newswire, The Tech. Heavy rare earth elements like dysprosium and terbium are the standard fix for high-temperature coercivity, but they're expensive and almost entirely sourced from China. Using praseodymium, a light rare earth,…...
Beyond lithium: The rise of all-organic batteries for a sustainable energy future
1+ hour, 59+ min ago (353+ words) | Newswise Newswise Beyond lithium: The rise of all-organic batteries for a sustainable energy future Regulating transition-metal migration to enhance Li-ion reinsertion. Conventional metal-ion batteries depend heavily on flammable organic liquid electrolytes, which pose serious fire risks and allow metal dendrites…...
Phonon-Polaritonic Skyrmions: Bubble to N'el Transition
3+ hour, 40+ min ago (568+ words) In a groundbreaking advancement set to redefine our understanding of topological quasiparticles, researchers have unveiled phonon-polaritonic skyrmions exhibiting a remarkable transition from bubble-type to N'el-type configurations. This discovery, reported by Mangold, Ba, Nan, and colleagues in the journal Light: Science…...
World's first ice adhesion test machine: How Iran mastered the measurement of ice
3+ hour, 18+ min ago (1656+ words) Ice accretion on critical infrastructure " aircraft wings, wind turbine blades, power lines, and ship hulls " poses a hidden but costly threat to advanced industries worldwide. Until a few years ago, researchers lacked a standardized, commercially available tool to precisely measure…...
Wash U's Phosphide Catalyst Matches Platinum Performance Over 1, 000 Hours, Opening a Path to Cheaper Green Hydrogen
3+ hour, 2+ min ago (650+ words) Tech Times Wash U's Phosphide Catalyst Matches Platinum Performance Over 1, 000 Hours, Opening a Path to Cheaper Green Hydrogen A rhenium-molybdenum composite ran at industrial current densities without degrading " removing a key material barrier that has kept electrolysis costs high A…...
Sustainable corrosion inhibition of carbon steel in hydrochloric acid using repurposed expired clarithromycin as a reverse of mining - Scientific Reports
13+ hour, 19+ min ago (1017+ words) Clarithromycin is a semi-synthetic macrolide antibiotic widely used for the treatment of respiratory, skin, and gastrointestinal infections, including those caused by Helicobacter pylori. Its molecular structure contains multiple heteroatoms and functional groups capable of adsorption onto metallic surfaces, supporting its…...
Experimental and numerical investigation of the axial compressive behavior of GFRP-reinforced concrete walls under concentric and eccentric loading - Scientific Reports
13+ hour, 19+ min ago (1614+ words) These advances reflect the flexibility provided by FRP reinforcement in both serviceability and strength for a host of structural members. More than for beams and slabs, recent research has been performed on columns and walls reinforced with FRP. The current…...
Rechargeable zinc batteries: Overcoming challenges and finding opportunities
3+ hour, 2+ min ago (194+ words) Josef Daniel-Ivad from the Zinc Battery Initiative updates the current scaling of zinc battery manufacturers and technology. Safe and sustainable zinc batteries have made major inroads in the energy storage space over the past five years, accumulating $1. 3 billion in combined…...
Skuld Patents its Process to Cast Wrought Aluminum From Scrap
3+ hour, 26+ min ago (607+ words) Home - Skuld Patents its Process to Cast Wrought Aluminum From Scrap US-based manufacturing company Skuld is leading a DARPA Rubble to Rockets (R2 R) program effort to convert scrap metal into structural parts through advanced casting and AI-assisted analysis." The primary source…...
Spectral element solution of the depth-dependent kernel functions in wavenumber integration theory of underwater acoustic propagation - npj Acoustics
13+ hour, 19+ min ago (1695+ words) npj Acoustics'has APC waivers available that can be allocated upon acceptance on an'ad-hoc'basis. For additional information, contact the Journal Publisher,'Chew Juan Low. First, we considered a simple waveguide that contains only one layer of medium. The waveguide boundaries are…...