Conventional detectors in Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography either use NaI, which are cheaper but thick, bulky and ...

On a special episode (first released on July 14, 2025) of The Excerpt podcast: Many of today’s gadgets are powered by lithium-ion batteries, but that could be changing. Shirley Meng, a University of ...

What if the cost of powering an electric vehicle or storing renewable energy dropped by a staggering 90%? That’s the bold promise CATL, the world’s largest battery manufacturer, is making with its new ...

Chinese engineers at CATL have begun mass-producing sodium-ion cells at their new 30GWh facility in Fujian province. Chery and BYD will start using them in a few months. CATL’s first-gen sodium ...

The global sodium iodide market size will reach a valuation of USD 173 million in 2024, attributed to factors such as shift towards renewable energy sources. The trend is set to create new ...

Scientists have pioneered a new way to monitor sodium levels in the blood—without drawing a single drop. By combining terahertz radiation and optoacoustic detection, they created a non-invasive system ...

The final, formatted version of the article will be published soon. The intrinsic transmembrane protein known as sodium iodide symporter (NIS) facilitates the active transport of iodide across the ...

Fuel cells powered with the metal could provide a new source of electric power that's far more energy-dense than lithium-ion batteries. A new type of fuel cell that runs on sodium metal could one day ...

Gravimetric method; exponential model; polynomial model; saturation; temperature. The systematic method used to determine moisture sorption isotherms is the differential method, a static gravimetric ...

These days, batteries are found in just about every electronic device you could imagine. From phones to lawn mowers to cars, the items that make life in the modern world happen to do so with a battery ...