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Berkeley Lab researchers have developed EScAIP, a groundbreaking machine-learning method that accelerates atomistic simulations by improving model scalability. This approach reduces memory usage by more than fivefold and delivers results over ten times faster than current models.

UCF Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Associate Professor Like Li is developing a novel energy storage system that can reserve solar energy for future use. The project is supported through a three-year, $3.8 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office.

As the demand for lithium-ion batteries escalates with the proliferation of mobile phone, electric vehicles and even pacemakers, key components in these powerhouses, like cobalt, face significant ethical and environmental concerns related to their extraction. Now, Eric Schelter of the University of Pennsylvania's School of Arts & Sciences and colleagues have pioneered a safer, more sustainable solution to separate cobalt from ores or recycled materials via precipitate.

Artificial intelligence provides new evidence that rapid decarbonization will not prevent warming beyond 1.5 degrees Celsius. The hottest years of this century are likely to shatter recent records.