EV battery recycling breakthrough recovers 99.99% of lithium
Chinese researchers claim to have developed a process to recover nearly all of the lithium from used electric vehicle batteries for recycling. The Independent (via
Month: May 2025
Smokey Robinson under criminal investigation over rape and sexual assault allegations
Motown legend Smokey Robinson is under criminal investigation after four former housekeepers accused him of rape and sexual assault, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department
Trump hails growing ties with UAE on last leg of Gulf tour
US president claims he has sealed deals worth $10 trillion during visits to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and UAE.
A US airline faces backlash as it begins deportation flights
The financially struggling budget airline Avelo took a contract with the Trump administration that began this week.
Trump honoured by UAE as country announces $1.4 trillion investment
The president of the UAE announced plans to invest $1.4 trillion in the US over the next ten years.
Trump officials suggest ex-FBI director’s social media post was call for violence against Trump
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Thursday federal law enforcement officials are investigating a social media post made by former FBI director James Comey
US baby receives first-ever customized CRISPR treatment for genetic disease
A baby known as KJ is the first person in the world to receive a customized CRISPR therapy designed to fix a specific mutation.
New CRISPR alternative can ‘install’ whole genes, paving the way to treatment for many genetic disorders
A new gene editor takes advantage of CRISPR-associated proteins to insert whole genes into the genome, scientists report.
Physicists may be on their way to a ‘theory of everything’ after reenvisioning Einstein’s most famous theory
A new physics paper takes a step toward creating a long-sought “theory of everything” by uniting gravity with the quantum world. However, the new theory
Discovery of mutated immune cell clones could point to improved treatment for refractory celiac disease
Scientists have identified mutated immune cell clones that could point to improved treatment for refractory celiac disease.
Peptide nanostructures block amyloid buildup and boost neuron survival in lab tests
Researchers developed trehalose-functionalized peptide amphiphiles (TPAs) that self-assemble into supramolecular nanostructures and demonstrated these TPAs can inhibit amyloid beta aggregation. In vitro, TPAs significantly improved
Study shows how lung capacity evolves from childhood to old age
A study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), a centre supported by “la Caixa” Foundation, in collaboration with the Clínic-IDIBAPS, has shown
Multiple senses stimulate a critical brain region linked to consciousness
Humans perceive and navigate the world around us with the help of our five senses: sight, hearing, touch, taste and smell.
Astrocytes found to drive brain rewiring during attention states
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have upended decades-old dogma of how connections between brain cells are rearranged during states of