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Fraunhofer Institute developing automated used battery recycling robot system
57+ min ago (327+ words) Recycling battery cells requires determining the charge level to see whether the battery can be recycled or reused. To be reused, batteries must be brought to a level of charge sufficient to keep functionality; batteries that will be recycled must…...
Every last drop: the race to secure Africa's water future
2+ hour, 5+ min ago (1096+ words) In Ranerou, north-east Senegal, locals and environmental experts are working side by side to improve livelihoods and farming conditions, and protect the region's biodiversity. They are planting and managing trees to improve soil quality and excavating and reinforcing a local…...
Pioneering applied remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) for research, innovation, and learning
2+ hour, 52+ min ago (882+ words) While much of CIRUS" work is focused in the sky, its research extends beyond, exploring terrestrial and submersible drones and sensors, reflecting a broader approach to the research that supports complex, real world applications. With the right expertise and infrastructure,…...
Mammoth bones reveal secrets of Ice Age hunters
4+ hour, 22+ min ago (1146+ words) Shortly before the peak of the last Ice Age, herds of woolly mammoths roamed across Central Europe, following seasonal routes through a vast, frigid landscape of grassland and tundra. Across the region, archaeologists have uncovered striking accumulations of mammoth bones,…...
Verralize's rapid on-farm detection for H5 N1 and swine pathogens
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (264+ words) That platform logic matters. For animal health, it positions our system as more than a one-disease test. It is a broader field-deployable diagnostic and surveillance tool that can support veterinary testing, biosecurity screening, and earlier warning at the animal-human interface....
On-site PFAS destruction in complex landfill leachate
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (143+ words) PFASuiki demonstrates electrochemical oxidation by achieving high destruction rates in one of Italy's most challenging landfill environments....
Scientists race to understand the health risks of microplastics
22+ hour, 34+ min ago (1026+ words) EU-funded researchers are now exploring how microplastics interact with our bodies and assessing their long-term health impact...
Elephant trunk inspires the universal robot gripper
1+ day, 41+ min ago (743+ words) EU-funded researchers have developed a soft robot that moves like an elephant's trunk " with both power and precision...
Solar power for the indoors: From raw material to real-life power
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (453+ words) Solar power has long been associated with rooftops, sunlight, and wide-open skies. Yet, much of modern life happens indoors, under office lights, kitchen lamps, and the soft glow of our homes. As our world fills with small electronic devices that…...
HTS-110 and Stelar launch compact benchtop NMR instrument
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (243+ words) Feedback from the NMR community at this month's international Experimental NMR Conference in California pointed to siting flexibility as the real benefit of the new design. The 3 Tracer 2. 0 HF can be installed on an ordinary laboratory bench, adapted for mobile…...