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Researchers identify peptide to bind LMNO to improve power and performance of cathodes in Li-ion batteries

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Researchers at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) have isolated a peptide, a type of biological molecule, which binds strongly to lithium manganese nickel oxide (LMNO), a material that can be used to make the cathode in high-performance Li-ion batteries. Baltimore, Maryland.

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DOE selects 15 projects for $32M to advance lower-cost fusion concepts; ARPA-E BETHE

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University of Wisconsin-Madison. University of Maryland, Baltimore County. The University of Maryland, Baltimore County will advance the performance of the centrifugal mirror (CM) fusion concept, which has previously demonstrated stable plasmas with temperatures above 100 eV. University of Washington.

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Aligning the Eyes of the Universe Machine

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The James Webb Space Telescope , in just a few months of operation, has begun to change our view of the universe. So, for me, the place to be was at a computer console [at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore]. What number raised to the 130th power is equal to.95? You're trying to piece together the universe.

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Castor Bean Genome Published

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Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) and the Institute for Genome Sciences (IGS), University of Maryland School of Medicine, published the sequence and analysis of the castor bean ( Ricinus communis ) genome in Nature Biotechnology. A research team co-led by scientists from the J. Chan, Ph.D., JCVI, and Jonathan Crabtree, Ph.D.,

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Berkeley Lab researchers develop Bchain protocol to make blockchain more robust

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Over the past few years, researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), University of California at Davis (UC Davis) and University of Stavanger in Norway have developed a new protocol, called BChain, which makes blockchain even more robust.

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High School Students Built This iPhone App for the Visually Impaired

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Blind Industries and Services of Maryland , a not-for-profit organization in Baltimore that provides training and career resources to the state’s visually impaired. National Industries for the Blind , an employment placement service in Baltimore for the visually impaired. They tried many iterations before they had a working prototype.

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RF Safety Lab Ensures Wireless Gadgets Meet Safety Standards

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specializes in specific absorption rate (SAR) testing, nerve stimulation testing, and measuring power density levels of charging docks, surgical tools, tablets, and other products. Nerve stimulation and power density tests measure the instantaneous effects on a persons nervous system. The startup, based in Catonsville, Md.,