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Thirty-eight students heard spring water and traffic noise at 5 sound levels and the 50 dBA water recording produced the clearest heart and brain comfort pattern

A 50 dBA water sound stood out Thirty-eight young college students sat through a carefully controlled sound test in which the same room, light, temperature and air movement were held steady while the acoustic setting changed. In a Scientific Reports study published in 2025, researchers compared spring water sound with traffic noise at five sound…

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Aquatic oxygen loss is emerging as a planetary boundary risk

A study in Limnology and Oceanography argues that aquatic deoxygenation has become serious enough to track alongside the Earth system limits that define a safe operating space for humanity. The review pulls together evidence from marine waters and fresh waters alike, then asks whether the global loss of dissolved oxygen is moving the planet toward…

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Crystal boundary charges reveal why solid-state batteries fail

Solid-state batteries promise higher energy density and fewer fire risks than today’s lithium-ion packs, but they still have a stubborn weakness. Tiny spikes of lithium metal can grow inside the solid electrolyte, short the cell and end its useful life far too early. A new study in Nature Nanotechnology now points to a hidden trigger…

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Quantum-dot LED fix boosts blue device lifetime by 5,000 times

A simple resin coating pushed the lifetime of some blue quantum-dot LEDs up by more than 5,000 times in a new Science Advances study. That result tackles one of the biggest reasons these unusually pure light sources have stayed out of mass-market screens, even though they promise brighter color and lower energy use than many…