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Lab test supports method to synthesize extractable oil from solid organic matter locked 3 km underground
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Lab test supports method to synthesize extractable oil from solid organic matter locked 3 km underground

Skoltech researchers have found a way to convert organic matter locked in oil shale into extractable liquid oil by injecting very hot water...

New imaging method reveals how lithium-metal batteries lose capacity over time
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New imaging method reveals how lithium-metal batteries lose capacity over time

UCLA researchers used tweezers to devise a thin battery for a study introducing a new electron microscopy method that captured images of the...

Innovative detection method makes AI smarter by cleaning up bad data before it learns
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Innovative detection method makes AI smarter by cleaning up bad data before it learns

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain In the world of machine learning and artificial intelligence, clean data is everything. Even a small number of mislabeled...

Researchers develop simple, low-cost method to detect GPS trackers hidden in vehicles
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Researchers develop simple, low-cost method to detect GPS trackers hidden in vehicles

tinySA spectrum analyzer installed in a vehicle, detecting presence of a hidden GPS tracker. Credit: Mo Satt A team of researchers at NYU...

Carbon capture method mines cement ingredients from the air
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Carbon capture method mines cement ingredients from the air

Proposed mechanisms for the reduction of CO2 to oxalate and carbonate in nonaqueous aprotic solvents. Credit: Advanced Energy Materials (2025). DOI: 10.1002/aenm.202501286 University...

Bubbles are key to new surface coating method for lightweight magnesium alloys
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Bubbles are key to new surface coating method for lightweight magnesium alloys

Bubbles created by pressurized water can directed at surfaces and trigger cavitation, the continued creation and collapse of bubbles. The addition of an...

How can we tell if AI is lying? New method tests whether AI explanations are truthful
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How can we tell if AI is lying? New method tests whether AI explanations are truthful

Credit: Airam Dato-on from Pexels Given the recent explosion of large language models (LLMs) that can make convincingly human-like statements, it makes sense...

Light-guided 3D printing method creates recyclable supports for complex designs
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Light-guided 3D printing method creates recyclable supports for complex designs

Researchers have developed a resin that turns into two different kinds of solids, depending on the type of light that shines on it:...

New method enables sustainable recycling of rare earths from electrolyzers
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New method enables sustainable recycling of rare earths from electrolyzers

Credit: Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy (2025). DOI: 10.1007/s40831-025-01080-9 Hydrogen electrolysis cells contain rare earth metals. Once an electrolysis cell has done its job,...