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Scientists use AI and X-ray vision to gain insight into zinc-ion battery electrolyte

A team of scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory and Stony Brook University (SBU) used artificial intelligence (AI) to help them understand how zinc-ion batteries work—and potentially how to make them more efficient for future energy storage needs.

Their study, published in the journal PRX Energy, focused on the water-based electrolyte that shuttles electrically charged through the during charging and use. The AI model tapped into how those charged ions interact with water under varying concentrations of zinc chloride (ZnCl2), a form of salt with high solubility in water.

The AI findings, validated by experiments at Brookhaven Lab’s National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II), show why high salt concentrations produce the best battery performance.

Androids: Androids, machines that look and act human, are rapidly leaving the realms of science fiction and entering science fact

In this episode we explore their uses, dangers, ethical dilemmas, and more.

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How Archaeologists Borrow Interdisciplinary Tools with ‘Wild Abandon’: Using Planetary Geology to inform Archaeology in the US

While the scientific fields of planetary geology and archaeology don’t initially seem like a natural pairing, their unique methodological and technol | Earth And The Environment

Compact accelerator design decreases emittance for an even brighter beam

Researchers at the National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II), a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science user facility at DOE’s Brookhaven National Laboratory, depend on the facility’s bright, stable electron beam to carry out groundbreaking experiments. Behind the scenes, a dedicated team of physicists, engineers, designers, and technicians in the facility’s accelerator complex are not only maintaining this system for reliable operation but also looking into ways to improve performance and unlock new areas of synchrotron science for the light source’s research community.

In an inventive new design that has been years in the making, the team has unveiled a proof-of-principle prototype for a new “complex bend” lattice design. This unique magnet array has sparked discussion about some intriguing possibilities for the future of NSLS-II’s , and the design is lighting the way for necessary next steps.