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For the most up-to-date news and information on the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO website. Facial masks and other facial coatings will not go away anytime soon. In fact, a pandemic expert told CNET “we will live with masks for years.” With coronavirus cases going up the United States, facial …

(Left) OIST’s Energy Materials and Surface Sciences Unit works with solar cells and modules of different sizes. (Right) In this study, the scientists worked with 5 cm x 5 cm solar modules. Credit: OIST Solar modules made from perovskite material gain power to transform the solar technology industry. Researchers at …

A camera points to an apparently benign trail in Pima County, Arizona. But only a few moments in the video, something dark appears in the distance, before covering the dry land. Eventually, it resolves into a black river of stick and mud coal, flowing almost as fast as clear water. …

Scientists have first predicted when, where, and how polar bears are likely to disappear, warning that if greenhouse gas emissions remain on their current trajectory, all but a few polar bear populations in the Arctic will likely they will disappear by the year 2100. As early as 2040, it is …

The nano-architecture of novel materials enables the development of new generation high-energy batteries beyond lithium-ion chemistry. Credit: Provided by the Sydney University of Technology. New types of cathodes, suitable for advanced energy storage, can be developed using lithium ion batteries further. The rapid development of renewable energy resources has unleashed …