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A Safer, Less Expensive and Fast Charging Aqueous Battery

New Anode for Aqueous Batteries Allows Use of Cheap, Plentiful Seawater as an Electrolyte

Exoskeletons with Personalize-Your-Own Settings

Users who could adjust the timing, torque of an ankle exoskeleton typically found comfortable settings in under two minutes

Immune to Hacks: Inoculating Deep Neural Networks to Thwart Attacks

The adaptive immune system serves as a template for defending neural nets from confusion-sowing attacks

Twisted Vibrations Enable Quality Control for Chiral Drugs and Supplements

Terahertz light creates twisting vibrations in biomolecules such as proteins, confirming whether their compositions and structures are safe and effective.

Longer, More Intense Allergy Seasons Could Result from Climate Change

Rising temperatures, increased CO2 will drive trees, grasses, weeds to produce more pollen

Scientists Reconsider the Meaning, Implications of Drought in Light of a Changing World

Maps of the American West have featured ever darker shades of red over the past two decades. The colors illustrate the unprecedented drought blighting the region.

Avian Secret: the Key to Agile Bird Flight Is Switching Quickly Between Stable and Unstable Gliding

The finding could have implications for future agile autonomous aerial vehicles

Massive Bubbles at Center of Milky Way Caused by Supermassive Black Hole

In 2020, the X-ray telescope eRosita took images of two enormous bubbles extending far above and below the center of our galaxy.

Workers Returning to the Office Soon Become More Optimistic About COVID-19 Safety, Say U-M Experts

As people inch closer to returning to work after staying home during the pandemic, they tend to downplay the risks of getting a COVID-19 infection, according to new research.

Study: Greater Greenhouse Gas Reductions for Pickup Truck Electrification Than for Other Light-Duty Vehicles

Major automotive manufacturers are ramping up production of electric trucks as a key strategy to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions of their vehicles.

Higher Levels of Biodiversity Appear to Reduce Extinction Risk in Birds

A new University of Michigan study has found that higher levels of biodiversity—the enormous variety of life on Earth and the species, traits and evolutionary history they represent—

Colossal Black Holes Locked in Dance at Heart of Galaxy

Caught in an epic cosmic waltz, two supermassive black holes appear to be orbiting around each other every two years.

Brain Neurons Identified in Pre-Sleep Routine

When we are stressed or excited, it can be difficult for us to fall asleep—and finding ways to wind down prior to sleep is a habit of many.

It’s Complicated: People Emotionally Tied to Robots Can Undermine Relationships with Co-Workers

Robots have helped humans in countless work environments to a point that the latter—in some cases—developed strong emotional bonds with them.

Electrifying Motorcycle Taxis in Kampala, Uganda, Shows Air Pollution Benefits

In a new University of Michigan study, researchers set out to understand the air pollutant emissions impacts of electrifying motorcycle taxis in Kampala, Uganda.

Open-Source Patient Model Tops Industry Standard

Tested without needing hospitals to share data, the method for developing the model could speed further improvements in medical prediction tools

‘Exciton Surfing’ Could Enable Next-Gen Energy, Computing and Communications Tech

A charge-neutral information carrier could cut energy waste from computing, now that it can potentially be transported within chips

Number of Earth’s Tree Species Estimated to Be 14% Higher Than Currently Known, with Some 9,200 Species Yet to Be Discovered

A new study involving more than 100 scientists from across the globe and the largest forest database yet assembled estimates that there are about 73,000 tree species on Earth, including about 9,200 species yet to be discovered.

Calculating the Best Shapes for Things to Come

A new algorithm efficiently determines optimal shapes for structures