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UC San Diego engineers found a short-cut to higher-energy recycled EV batteries
R&D World | July 20, 2026

Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a new method to upcycle cathodes from used lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries i...

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Metasurface grating gives solar telescopes a boost
Physics World | July 14, 2026

A compact optical technology that has already proved its worth in Earth-bound applications could be on its way to space after researchers at the Unive...

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Retracing Cancer's Life Story to the Cause of DNA Mutations
Technology Networks | July 9, 2026

DNA mutations underlie many diseases, including cancer. Some sources of cancer-associated DNA mutations are well-known, like exposure to UV light and ...

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How a plant virus could keep astronauts medicated on a trip to Mars
R&D World | June 30, 2026

A comprehensive analysis of the expected shelf-lives of the entire 2023 ISS formulary found that 54 of 91 medications have a terrestrial shelf-life of...

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UC San Diego researchers land a pair of multimillion-dollar grants
San Diego Union-Tribune | June 23, 2026

The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health awarded a team led by Drew Hall, professor of electrical and computer engineering at the Jacobs Schoo...

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Optical Metasurface Captures Solar Magnetic Fields
IEEE Spectrum | June 18, 2026

A new nanopatterned structure based on sub-wavelength physics has proved its value in a real-world setting, and it could qualify for use in outer spac...

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