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Now You See It, Now You Don't: The Quasar That Just Disappeared

Researchers at Penn State, working with the international Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) team, found - by comparing spectrums taken in 2003 and again in 2015 - that a quasar produced by a supermassive black hole has disappeared.

New Stanford Battery Shuts Down at High Temperatures and Restarts When it Cools

The new technology could prevent the kind of fires that have prompted recalls and bans on a wide range of battery-powered devices, from recliners and computers to navigation systems and hoverboards.

Researchers’ Metallic Glue May Stick it to Soldering and Welding

With Department of Energy Office of Science funding, researchers at Northeastern University have developed a glue that binds metal to metal to glass to you-name-it, sets at room temperature, and requires little pressure to seal.

IU Scientists Create 'Nano-Reactor' for the Production of Hydrogen Biofuel

Scientists at Indiana University have created a highly efficient biomaterial that catalyzes the formation of hydrogen -- one half of the "holy grail" of splitting H2O to make hydrogen and oxygen for fueling cheap and efficient cars that run on water.

Li-ion Batteries Contain Toxic Halogens VCU Physicists Discover

Researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University have discovered that most of the electrolytes used in lithium-ion batteries could be replaced with halogen-free electrolytes that are nontoxic and environmentally friendly.

New Form of Crystalline Order

A team of researchers from Vanderbilt University and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) reports that it has discovered an entirely new form of crystalline order that simultaneously exhibits both crystal and polycrystalline properties, which they describe as “interlaced crystals.”

Rice Study Fuels Hope for Natural Gas Cars

Rice University scientists identify metal organic framework candidates for methane storage.

Carnegie Mellon Becomes Affiliate of Joint Center for Energy Storage Research

Carnegie Mellon researchers will participate in workshops where they will collaborate with partners, other affiliates and the JCESR hub to find cheaper and more efficient systems for energy storage.

Dark Matter May Be Massive

Case Western Reserve University theorists suggest the Standard Model may account for the stuff.

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Emergent Behavior Lets Bubbles 'Sense' Environment (video)

Tiny bubbles can reorganize their membranes in response to the surrounding environment, according to work carried out in an international collaboration of engineers at the University of California, Davis, and Nanyang Technological University in Singapore.

Scientists Find Transitions Between States of Matter Are Complicated

The seemingly simple process of phase changes—those transitions between states of matter—is more complex than previously known, according to research based at Princeton University, Peking University and New York University.

Stunning Zinc Fireworks When Egg Meets Sperm

Northwestern University researchers understanding of zinc’s role in healthy embryos could improve in vitro fertilization.