Atomic-scale secrets: What really happens inside your battery

Published: 28 July 2025
Categories: Engineering News

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Scientists have cracked open a mysterious layer inside batteries, using cutting-edge 3D atomic force microscopy to capture the dynamic molecular structures at their solid-liquid interfaces. These once-invisible electrical double layers (EDLs) twist, break, and reform in response to surface irregularities phenomena never seen before in real-world battery systems. The findings don t just refine our understanding of how batteries work at the microscopic level they could fundamentally change how we build and design next-generation energy storage.

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Smart Health and Biomedical Research in the Era of Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Data Science (SCH)

Published: 28 July 2025
Categories: NSF Pgm Announcements

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U.S. National Science Foundation

Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering
     Division of Information and Intelligent Systems
     Division of Computer and Network Systems
     Division of Computing and Communication Foundations

Directorate for Engineering
     Division of Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation

Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences
     Division of Mathematical Sciences

Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences
     Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences

National Institutes of Health

    Office of Data Science Strategy

    Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research

    National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health

    National Cancer Institute

    National Eye Institute

    National Institute on Aging

    National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

    National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Disease

    National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering

    Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

    National Institute on Drug Abuse

    National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders

    National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research

    National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

    National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

    National Institute of Mental Health

    National Institute

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Onshore crude oil production on federal lands has increased in recent years

Published: 28 July 2025
Categories: US Energy Information Administration

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In-brief analysis

July 28, 2025

Crude oil production from onshore federal lands has increased in recent years as a result of significant growth in drilling activity and operations. According to data collected by the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Office of Natural Resources Revenue, onshore crude oil production from federal lands reached 1.7 million barrels per day (b/d) in 2024, a record high. Most of this growth was in New Mexico from crude oil produced from federal lands in the Permian Basin.

Increases in crude oil production from federal lands in New Mexico are attributable to multiyear increases in the number of leases, drilling permits approvals, and well bore starts. Based on Bureau of Land Management data for fiscal years 2020 through 2023, activity in New Mexico accounted for the majority of drilling permits approved and well

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You’ve never seen atoms like this before: A hidden motion revealed

Published: 26 July 2025
Categories: Engineering News

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A pioneering team at the University of Maryland has captured the first-ever images of atomic thermal vibrations, unlocking an unseen world of motion within two-dimensional materials. Their innovative electron ptychography technique revealed elusive “moiré phasons,” a long-theorized phenomenon that governs heat, electronic behavior, and structural order at the atomic level. This discovery not only confirms decades-old theories but also provides a new lens for building the future of quantum computing, ultra-efficient electronics, and advanced nanosensors.

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