researchers-find-manganese-can-cause-battery-flaw-that-may-shorten-ev-lifespans

While cobalt-free, high-nickel cathode batteries such as manganese-coated nickel core batteries have emerged as a potential method to increase EV driving range while reducing dependence on expensive critical minerals, research suggests that exposing precursor material to air can cause subtle chemical changes that later accelerate battery degradation. A study atContinue Reading

funniest/most-insightful-comments-of-the-week-at-techdirt

This week, MrWilson takes both top spots on the insightful side. In first place, it’s a comment about opportunistic ICE arrests: ICE keeps trying to find more victims to prove the false narrative of how many undocumented immigrants there are in the country, so individual agents probably want to makeContinue Reading

ubuntu-phone-engineer-reunion-over-a-decade-old-bug-closure

A decades-old bug on Ubuntu’s Launchpad marked as invalid at the weekend led to an impromptu reunion for many of Canonical’s former engineers. Bug #1589796 was filed in 2016 by a user who’d spent £700 on Ubuntu phone and tablet hardware but, on visiting the official website, found no documentationContinue Reading

‘Starry Night’ telescope photo captures some of the oldest stars in the universe — Space photo of the week

The Corona Australis Molecular Cloud and the Chandelier Cluster. (Image credit: Dark Energy Survey/DOE/FNAL/DECam/CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA) Quick facts What it is: The Corona Australis Molecular Cloud Where it is: 430 light-years away, in the constellation Corona Australis When it was shared: July 16, 2026 Latest Videos From Live Science Sign up for the Live Science daily newsletterContinue Reading

Curiosity Blog, Sols 4982–4987: Back to Our Regularly Scheduled Programming

Mars Science Laboratory Mission Team Members Aug 23, 2026 By Allison Dries-Padilla, Missions Operations Specialist at Malin Space Science Systems Earth planning date: Friday, Aug. 14, 2026 This week of Curiosity Mars rover operations takes us back to our “regularly scheduled programming.” After taking a slight detour to investigate the “erosional surface” we are backContinue Reading

Scientists Solve Century-Old Feline Mystery

For nearly 110 years, biologists have puzzled over why domestic cats’ kidneys are packed with unusually large numbers of fat-storing structures called lipid droplets. The post Scientists Solve Century-Old Feline Mystery appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News…Read MoreContinue Reading