The Download: how America lost its lead in the hunt for alien life, and ambitious battery claims
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This company claims a battery breakthrough. Now they need to prove it.
When a company claims to have created what’s essentially the holy grail of batteries, there
America was winning the race to find Martian life. Then China jumped in.
To most people, rocks are just rocks. To geologists, they are much, much more: crystal-filled
Roundtables: Why 2026 Is the Year for Sodium-Ion Batteries
Listen to the session or watch below Sodium-based batteries could be a cheaper, safer alternative
The Download: introducing the Crime issue
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Now is a good time for doing crime
Eons ago, in 2012, I had a weird experience. My iPhone suddenly shut down. When
Listen to Earth’s rumbling, secret soundtrack
The boom of a calving glacier. The crackling rumble of a wildfire. The roar of
3 things Juliet Beauchamp is into right now
The only reality show that matters The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City is one
Using big data for good
A photogenic green-eyed Russian Blue named Petra might just be the world’s most sequenced cat.
Vine-inspired robot fingers can reach out and grab someone
In the horticultural world, some vines are especially grabby. As they grow, the woody tendrils
A boost for manufacturing
Several years ago, Suzanne Berger was visiting a manufacturing facility in Ohio, talking to workers
Innovation on the move
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority moves hundreds of thousands of people across Greater Boston each
Reformulated antibodies could be injected for easier treatment
Antibody treatments for cancer and other diseases are typically delivered intravenously, requiring patients to go
Why conservationists are making rhinos radioactive
Every year, poachers shoot hundreds of rhinos, fishing crews haul millions of sharks out of
We’re putting more stuff into space than ever. Here’s what’s up there.
Earth’s a medium-size rock with some water on top, enveloped by gases that keep everything