A study in Nature Communications used live electron microscopy to watch lithium metal form inside a working battery cell. The team found that the salt dissolved in the battery liquid can shape lithium’s first moments of growth, including whether it spreads into a smooth layer or erupts into dangerous spikes. Researchers led by Zhiyuan Zeng…
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FEBRACE announced that Brazilian student Beatriz Maria Ferreira dos Santos won third place in Plant Sciences at Regeneron ISEF 2026 for an orchid cultivation project that reportedly made in vitro growth about 90% faster than commercial methods. The work centers on a low-cost medium made with plant extracts, a practical idea aimed at one of…
A study in Communications Psychology found that parents felt better and showed healthier stress hormone patterns on days when they had time for themselves. The research suggests that personal time may act as a daily recovery window for mothers and fathers managing work, caregiving, household duties and children’s schedules. The study was led by Theresa…
A study in PNAS reports that researchers from the Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, have developed Void-X, a generative AI model that predicts how atoms pack inside protein-protein interfaces. The work gives scientists a new way to think about protein design at the smallest structural scale. Proteins drive much of life’s…
