@LSpangler @Nexpr @White_Rabbit Hello!

@Nexpr This article describes research on new chemicals for use in this type of battery. They're looking for safe, stable stuff that won't require replacing frequently (reliable).

@Nexpr No problem. The story is about battery technology. Renewable energy sources such as solar and wind are abundant, but not always reliable 24/7 (e.g. solar at night). So you need to store up extra energy to get you through the downtime.

This type of battery uses "reduction-oxidation flow", or "redox flow" technology. It's a new battery chemistry that offers long-term, reliable, and high density energy storage.

Compound Could Transform Energy Storage for Large Grids

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2018/02/compound-could-transform-energy-storage-for-large-grids.html

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This is a good development. Science cannot afford wasted human potential. And too often, asking female scientists in particular to describe their careers will get you stories of surviving non-science challenges they never should have had to face.

NSF requires institutions to report sexual harassment findings

http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/02/nsf-requires-institutions-report-sexual-harassment-findings

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Theoretical physicists at UNM manipulate light with nanoscale objects

Research funded by the National Science Foundation.

http://opli.net/opli_magazine/eo/2018/theoretical-physicists-at-unm-manipulate-light-with-nanoscale-objects-feb-news/

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Shark Skin-Inspired Designs Improve Aerodynamic Performance

Research funded by the National Science Foundation and the Office of Naval Research.

https://scitechdaily.com/shark-skin-inspired-designs-improve-aerodynamic-performance/

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UW atmospheric scientists flying through clouds above Antarctica’s Southern Ocean

Research funded by the National Science Foundation

https://www.technology.org/2018/02/08/uw-atmospheric-scientists-flying-through-clouds-above-antarcticas-southern-ocean/

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Which problems make good research problems?

http://backreaction.blogspot.com/2018/02/which-problems-make-good-research.html

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NASA Has Officially Listed Musk's Tesla Roadster As a Celestial Object

https://gizmodo.com/nasa-has-officially-listed-musks-tesla-roadster-as-a-ce-1822843923

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How nuclear weapons research revealed new climate threats

https://www.technologyreview.com/s/609974/how-nuclear-weapons-research-revealed-new-climate-threats/

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Cleo Robotics Demonstrates Uniquely Clever Ducted Fan Drone

https://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/drones/cleo-robotics-demonstrates-uniquely-clever-ducted-fan-drone

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Nice integration.

New Device Could Drive MicroLED Displays, Li-Fi

https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/semiconductors/optoelectronics/new-device-could-drive-microled-displays-lifi

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Solar Panels Do Work On Cloudy Days

https://cleantechnica.com/2018/02/08/solar-panels-work-cloudy-days-just-less-effectively

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This is going to be one heck of an instrument when it's launched.

James Webb Makes the Journey from Houston to Los Angeles; Last Stop Before it Heads to the Launch Facility in 2019

https://www.universetoday.com/138500/james-webb-makes-journey-houston-los-angeles-last-stop-heads-launch-facility-2019/

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The Solar System Probably Has Thousands of Captured Interstellar Asteroids

https://www.universetoday.com/138494/solar-system-probably-thousands-captured-interstellar-asteroids/

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It's Chaotic Shutdown and Orderly Startup #CoSoScience Friday!

Did the Milky Way devour other galaxies to grow?

http://www.astronomy.com/news/2018/02/did-the-milky-way-devour-other-galaxies-to-grow

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Distortion of Space-Time Helps Astronomers Set New Magnification Record

https://scitechdaily.com/distortion-of-space-time-helps-astronomers-set-new-magnification-record/ https://counter.social/media/RmDLCZcxzog4b75r0zQ