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Your cell phone, laptop, and tablet are all likely powered by lithium-ion batteries (LIBs); low weight and high energy density have made them the rechargeable battery of choice for nearly all mobile devices. Recently, companies such as Tesla and Japan Airlines have been using LIBs in electric vehicles and planes, but have found that scaling […]
Dr. Robert Knight, M.D. and professor of psychology and neuroscience at UC Berkeley, is engaging kids in the scientific process by making them into peer reviewers. He is among the scientists, educators, and politicians who are expanding interest in STEM fields by reframing science as a process rather than a list of facts. Knight’s new […]
Does the latest top-of-the-charts hit leave you smiling? Wistful? Irritated? New research suggests music really might have you seeing red—or blue, or yellow, depending on the song. Not only do certain songs evoke specific emotional responses, but also people tend to associate these emotions with visual stimuli, especially color. For years, lighting technicians at concert […]
You can follow Rachel on Twitter @Rachel_A_Albert – Black holes suck—matter, that is. But some “radio-loud” black holes also spew out powerful jets of radio waves. Several years ago Alexander Tchekhovskoy, a UC Berkeley postdoc, posited that the formation of these jets might be connected to magnetic fields; until recently no one had tested this hypothesis. Several […]
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