Zinc-air batteries are the quiet workhorses inside hearing aids: cheap, compact and, for the most part, thrown away after one use. A research team that includes a Rutgers professor now reports a way to make a rechargeable version run steadily for 1,000 hours, without leaning on platinum-style precious metals. The Rutgers Climate and Energy Institute summarized the work on November 4, 2026.
The study appeared in the journal Advanced Energy Materials. Tewodros Asefa, an RCEI affiliate and pro...
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NOAA’s Science On a Sphere is a room sized, global display system
Novel and revolutionary Science On a Sphere® (SOS) is an educational tool that uses computers and video projectors to help illustrate Earth System science to people of all ages.
This tool has been developed by Dr. Sandy MacDonald along with researchers at NOAA. Unique and captivating, it's been used in science museums, visitor centers, zoos, aquariums, laboratories, and schools around the world.
It consists of a spherical projection system created by NOAA which presents high-resolution vid...
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