A new 3D design for electrodes enables the Battolyser™, a battery and electrolyser in one, to store twice the amount of electricity it could previously hold and do so four times faster. Researchers from Delft University of Technology have detailed their findings in the scientific journal Cell Reports Physical Science. The Battolyser now charges and produces hydrogen at a rate comparable to current electrolysers, all without relying on scarce precious metals. This increased capacity saves both space and costs.A new 3D design for electrodes enables the Battolyser™, a battery and electrolyser in one, to store twice the amount of electricity it could previously hold and do so four times faster. Researchers from Delft University of Technology have detailed their findings in the scientific journal Cell Reports Physical Science. The Battolyser now charges and produces hydrogen at a rate comparable to current electrolysers, all without relying on scarce precious metals. This increased capacity saves both space and costs.

- Space Park Leicester and NASA collaboration on a novel Radioisotope Power System design and laboratory test campaign

- University of Leicester signs International Space Act Agreement with NASA to support collaboration between University of Leicester and NASA’s Glenn Research Center

- Aims to develop power systems with improved efficiency for spacecraft exploring extreme environments

University of Maryland scientists uncover new insights into the moon’s early history, revealing new possibilities for upcoming Artemis missions.

A recent study in Nature Communications used data from the NASA and USGS Landsat 8 satellite to identify a major gap in global resilience to climate change: cities in the Global South have far less green space — and therefore less cooling capacity — than cities in the Global North.

Dr. Sofia Sheikh from the SETI Institute led a study that sheds new light on how pulsar signals—the spinning remnants of massive stars—distort as they travel through space. This study, published in The Astrophysical Journal, was performed by a multi-year cohort of undergraduate researchers in the Penn State branch of the Pulsar Search Collaboratory student club. Maura McLaughlin, Chair, Eberly Distinguished Professor of Physics and Astronomy, West Virginia University, created the Pulsar Search Collaboratory to engage high schoolers and undergraduates in pulsar science, and she helped facilitate access to the data used in this study. Using archival data from the Arecibo Observatory, the student team found patterns that show how pulsar signals change as they move through the interstellar medium (ISM), the gas and dust that fills the space between stars. The team measured scintillation bandwidths for 23 pulsars, including new data for six pulsars not previously studied. The results showed that in almost all cases, measured bandwidths were higher than predictions by widely used models of the galaxy, highlighting a need for updates to current ISM density models.

“This work demonstrates the value of large, archived datasets,” said Dr. Sofia Sheikh, SETI Institute researcher and lead author. “Even years after the Arecibo Observatory's collapse, its data continues to unlock critical information that can advance our understanding of the galaxy and enhance our ability to study phenomena like gravitational waves.”

While NASA’s NEOWISE telescope ended its journey through space on Nov. 1, 2024, the team at IPAC, a science center at Caltech, was working on one further gift from the prolific mission. 

A paper published in Gravitational and Space Research unveils insights gained from International Space Station (ISSInternational Space Station) National Laboratory-sponsored research on transport phenomena, fundamental physical processes involving momentum, energy, and mass transfer. Transport phenomena describe the ways in which heat and matter move through their surroundings, for example, how heat radiates from a stove or how a scent fills the room. Exploring these dynamics outside Earth’s gravitational forces could lead to revolutionary advances in pharmaceuticals and other commercial applications.