طوّر باحثون في كولومبيا إنجينيرينغ طريقة أسرع وأنظف لاستخراج الليثيوم مباشرة من المحاليل الملحية الجوفية باستخدام مذيب حساس للحرارة. قد تقلل التقنية الاعتماد على برك التبخير الضخمة التي تستغرق سنوات وتستهلك المياه، كما تتيح الاستفادة من مصادر ليثيوم منخفضة الجودة.
A breakthrough lithium-extraction method could help solve one of clean energy’s dirtiest problems. Researchers at Columbia Engineering have developed a fast new technique that pulls lithium directly from salty underground brines using a temperature-sensitive solvent, avoiding the giant evaporation ponds that can take years and drain precious water supplies.
Even better, the method works on low-quality lithium sources that current technologies struggle to use.
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A groundbreaking superconducting X-ray spectrometer has begun operation at BESSY II, giving Europe its first TES-based system and boosting photon detection efficiency by up to 1,000 times. The advance enables scientists to explore atomically thin materials, nanostructures, and ultra-dilute samples with remarkable speed and sensitivity.
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A new international study finds that middle-aged Americans are lonelier, more depressed, and experiencing worse memory and health than earlier generations. Researchers say growing financial strain, weaker social supports, and chronic stress may explain why the U.S. is falling behind other wealthy nations.
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A groundbreaking new connectome maps every neural connection in an adult fruit fly’s central nervous system, creating an unprecedented view of how the brain and body work together. The findings suggest that complex behaviors emerge from distributed local circuits rather than a single central controller, offering new clues about intelligence, movement, and brain function.