Lithium-ion batteries are the catalyst for our EVs, but they’re not perfect. Specifically, one of their main disadvantages is the flammability of the organic electrolytes currently used for their production. Thankfully, hope is on the way. A team of researchers from Germany and Japan have developed a solution to fix this problem by replacing organic electrolytes with aqueous (water-based) ones. Sounds simple, but it isn’t At first thought, the use of water sounds like a very straightforward answer to the problem — water is by default inflammable....

Researchers used AI to determine which overlooked animals could host a new coronavirus The study identified a range of mammals that could be sources for new strains Finding the sources The researchers used machine learning topredict the relations between 411 coronavirus strains and 876 potential mammal host species. This helped them identify animals that were most likely to be co-infected with different strains of the virus — which could cause a new one to emerge....

Residents love low-traffic neighborhoods — but are they here to stay? Pushback LTNs, which are characterized by giant planter pots and bollards strategically placed on roads in residential neighborhoods to restrict or block traffic, have been a particular sticking point for some residents. “You have to be incredibly careful about imposing measures on local communities,” Lambeth Councillor Tim Briggs said. Briggs, a member of the London council’s Overview and Scrutiny Committee, is currently campaigning for the removal of his borough’s LTN, saying the lack of consultation is one of the main reasons for local opposition....

1994 was a big year for technology and the Web. Apple released the first Macs with thePowerPCMicroprocessors, the first version of theNetscape Navigatorweb browser was released and digital advertising wasborn. That’s right, the first banner display ads started hitting cyberspace almost 17 years ago. And whilst the click-through rates for the first ads were close to 78%, that figure has been in decline ever since. As Jakob Nielsennotedof today’s Internet population: “Users almost never look at anything that looks like an advertisement....

Remember when you were told that that speech was free on the internet? That may not be true, at least not in Kuwait where a blogger is under legal fire for a negative review of a restaurant he put on his blog. The restaurant is looking for both monetary damages to be paid, along with the blog,248am.com, to be shut down. The blogger in question,Mark Makhoul, is not enthused. Incomment to TheNational, Makhoul said that:...