by Ingrid Fadelli | Aug 14, 2023 | Energy & Green Tech, TECHXPLORE
To satisfy the growing demands of the electronics industry, engineers and material scientists are trying to continuously improve the performance of battery technologies. Lithium (Li) metal batteries, batteries with a metallic Li anode, are among the most well-known...
by Ingrid Fadelli | Aug 14, 2023 | Energy & Green Tech, TECHXPLORE
Lithium (Li) metal batteries, batteries that contain a metallic Li-based anode, are currently used to power a wide range of electronic devices. Most of these batteries contain carbonate-based electrolytes, which are unable to passivate the corrosion of the lithium...
by Ingrid Fadelli | Aug 14, 2023 | General Physics, PHYS.ORG, Physics, Quantum Physics
Quantum technologies, a wide range of devices that operate by leveraging the principles of quantum mechanics, could significantly outperform classical devices on some tasks. Physicists and engineers worldwide have thus been working hard to achieve this long-sought...
by Ingrid Fadelli | Aug 14, 2023 | Biomedical technology, MEDICALXPRESS, Neuroscience
Past neuroscience studies have shown that while humans are sleeping, the brain remains highly active, consolidating memories and removing toxins accumulated during waking hours. While memory consolidation during sleep is a widely documented phenomenon, the processes...
by Ingrid Fadelli | Aug 14, 2023 | General Physics, PHYS.ORG, Physics
Teams of physicists worldwide have been trying to detect dark matter, an elusive type of matter that does not emit, absorb, or reflect light. Due to its lack of interactions with electromagnetic forces, this matter is very difficult to observe directly, thus most...
