13 h. ago Five MIT faculty elected to the National Academy of Sciences for 2025

Rodney Brooks, Parag Pathak, Scott Sheffield, Benjamin Weiss, Yukiko Yamashita, and 13 MIT alumni are recognized by their peers for their outstanding contributions to research.

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15 h. ago Japan's Ruling Conservatives See Ratings Collapse as Trump Trade Talks Go Nowhere

Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) posted its lowest polling numbers since 2012 on Monday, a grim omen of the ruling party’s fortunes heading into this Sunday’s elections for the upper house of the National Diet, the Japanese parliament. The post Japan’s Ruling Conservatives See Ratings Collapse as Trump Trade Talks Go Nowhere appeared first on Breitbart.

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54 h. ago Most of the United States was electrified in the 1930s, but efforts in the Navajo Nation only began in the 1960s, and there are still not enough power lines

Most of the United States was electrified in the 1930s, but efforts in the Navajo Nation only began in the 1960s, and there are still not enough power lines  IslanderNews.com

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3 d. ago Orioles national anthem speaker goes viral after interesting rendition of ‘The Star

Baltimore-based artist Dan Deacon performed an electronic, autotuned national anthem that seemingly divided fans before the Orioles swept the Mets in a double-header Thursday.

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1 week ago Stretchable polymer foam sensor detects wide range of motion with high sensitivity

A research team led by Prof. Wang Long from the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed a highly stretchable and conductive foam sensor with an ultra-wide operational range using supercritical CO2 (scCO2) foaming. The study was published in Materials Today Physics.

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2 w. ago Flexible zinc–ion batteries maintain stable voltage after bending with new hydrogel electrolyte

A research team led by Prof. Hu Linhua from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed a highly durable hydrogel electrolyte for aqueous zinc–ion batteries (AZIBs) by using urea as a zincophilic solubilizer and zinc acetate (Zn(Ac) ) salt—an affordable and environmentally friendly material.

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3 w. ago South Africa's big rooftops could power six million homes: How to make it happen

South Africa has many factories, warehouses, schools and hospitals—big buildings with large rooftop spaces. In such a sunny country, these flat surfaces would be perfect for large photovoltaic solar systems that could generate enough renewable energy to supply themselves, and feed into the national grid. This would reduce the amount of coal that South Africa's national electricity provider would need to burn. Renewable energy engineer and Ph.D. candidate Mamahloko Senatla-Jaane was part of a team who researched how commercial buildings could be set up to serve as strategic assets for decarbonization and increase the security of South Africa's power supply.

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3 w. ago Iranian Resistance Leader: 'Khamenei Must Go’ After U.S. Strikes Regime Nuclear Sites

Following U.S. airstrikes targeting Iran’s key nuclear facilities, Maryam Rajavi, the president-elect of the Iranian opposition group National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), declared, “Now Khamenei must go." The post Iranian Resistance Leader: ‘Khamenei Must Go’ After U.S. Strikes Regime Nuclear Sites appeared first on Breitbart.

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3 w. ago DNC elects vice chair to replace David Hogg as Democrat Party rift rages on

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) elects new vice chair following David Hogg controversy, as the progressive stepped down amid tensions over his plan to primary incumbent Democrats.

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3 w. ago Afghan National Pleads Guilty to Plotting Election Day Terror Attack in the United States HS Today

Afghan National Pleads Guilty to Plotting Election Day Terror Attack in the United States HS Today  HSToday

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