
Why molecular traffic lanes could make the next solid state battery safer
Engineers are using porous organic networks carrying fixed electrical charges to speed up lithium ions and stop dangerous short circuits in solid-state batteries.
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Engineers are using porous organic networks carrying fixed electrical charges to speed up lithium ions and stop dangerous short circuits in solid-state batteries.

When cancer cells adapt to survive therapies, their biological workarounds create distinct new dependencies. Researchers have mapped how these survival pathways can expose tumours to targeted follow-up treatments.

Scientists have shown that a single lab-made molecule can hold quantum data and link directly to light at deep-freeze temperatures.

A study suggests that major depression, bipolar illness, and schizophrenia share inherited DNA signals with biological aging markers, pointing to common underlying genes rather than direct cause and effect.

A global database tracking 46 sirenian and marine carnivoran species shows that nearly half face extinction, yet scientific knowledge is heavily skewed towards migratory and long-known animals. Geographic range size emerged as the main predictor of extinction risk.

Researchers adapted jumping DNA sequences into tools that write whole genes into cells without viruses. In tests on human cells and mice, the tools inserted full genes to retrain immune cells.

A review shows how machine learning mimics slow quantum physics to model larger battery parts without losing fine detail.

Machine-learning models and frozen tests reveal that lithium ions cluster together rather than travelling as lone particles in battery liquids.

Migratory bats can pick their seasonal flight path in total darkness several minutes after their last exposure to light, showing their magnetic compass does not need photons to work.

A review reveals how click chemistry evolved from copper-catalysed bench reactions to ultrafast, spring-loaded tools that run safely inside living organisms.