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The ruling came after weeks of uncertainty over mail order mifepristone’s legal status Published May 15, 2026 10:25AM (EDT) In this photo illustration, packages of Mifepristone tablets are displayed at a family planning clinic on April 13, 2023 in Rockville, Maryland. (Photo illustration by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) On Thursday afternoon,Continue Reading

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Anthro Energy has received authorization from the US Department of Energy to advance its Louisville, Kentucky electrolyte manufacturing facility into the construction phase—clearing the path for what the Stanford spinout calls the first large-scale, US-owned advanced electrolyte production facility. The approval unlocks the next phase of a $24.9 million DOEContinue Reading

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Researchers at Hanyang University have identified 2.5 nanometers as the minimum coating thickness required to effectively protect cathode materials in sulfide-based all-solid-state batteries—giving the field a quantitative lower bound it has been missing. The study focused on lithium niobium oxide (LNO) coatings applied to NCM811 cathode powders via rotary powderContinue Reading

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A newly launched project lets you boot Ubuntu on a PlayStation 5 to play Steam games, though only if your console is on old enough firmware. The hack is the work of security engineer Andy Nguyen, who this week announced a public release of his ps5-linux-boot project so more people canContinue Reading

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Everyone loves a good Slobs vs. Snobs movie. From “Meatballs” to “Animal House,” it’s a winning genre: Some screwups come together and try every crazy stunt to save the place and the things they love. And, by gum, the sundowning president, the gimp Congress, some crooked governors and psychotic legislatures,Continue Reading

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This story is from  Floodlight , a nonprofit newsroom that investigates the powerful interests stalling climate action. Sign up for Floodlight’s  newsletter here . At the end of a dirt road along the northeastern edge of Montana’s Crazy Mountains, a simple sign warns visitors they are now entering private property.  ForContinue Reading

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Last weekend was Mother’s Day, so it’s an excellent time to examine what the most powerful conservative think tank in America is planning right now for the women in your life. The Heritage Foundation, the same outfit that wrote Project 2025 and watched the The Traitor administration follow its playbookContinue Reading

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Become a Big Think member to unlock expert classes, premium print issues, exclusive events and more: https://bigthink.com/membership/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=membership&utm_content=bt-ytdesc-text-fi-bailey-aOVHFavyN2s Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, The lost art of accomplishment without burnout ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HMjTxKRbaI Most productivity advice costs more time than it returns. The fix isn’t a betterContinue Reading