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- A Billion Holes Can Make a Battery http://www.umdrightnow.umd.edu/news/billion-holes-can-make-battery 13 comments
- A team of astronomers has found that there are about seven times more long-period comets measuring at least 1 kilometer across than previously predicted https://www.umdrightnow.umd.edu/news/large-distant-comets-more-common-previously-thought#.wcwauzrs7qs.reddit 12 comments science
- The maternal death rate continues to increase in the US, and is much higher than in other industrialized countries, finds University of Maryland researchers based on data from 27 states and the District of Columbia. https://umdrightnow.umd.edu/news/umd-researchers-uncover-alarming-trend-us-maternal-death-statistics 93 comments science
- Climate researchers say the 2 degrees Celsius warming limit can be maintained if half of the world's energy comes from renewable sources by 2060 https://www.umdrightnow.umd.edu/news/new-umd-model-analysis-shows-paris-climate-agreement-%E2%80%98beacon-hope%E2%80%99-limiting-climate-warming-its 1754 comments science
- Study explains US cultural regionalism beyond politics. http://www.umdrightnow.umd.edu/news/beyond-red-vs-blue-study-states-finds-tight-vs-loose 3 comments science
- Tiny Origami Boxes Hold Big Promise for Energy Storage http://www.umdrightnow.umd.edu/news/tiny-origami-boxes-hold-big-promise-energy-storage 4 comments science
- A short stay in darkness may heal hearing woes: Researchers show that adult mice brains can be re-wired to compensate vision loss by improved hearing. Minimizing a person’s sight for just a week may help improve the brain’s ability to process hearing, which may lead to human hearing loss treatments http://www.umdrightnow.umd.edu/news/short-stay-darkness-may-heal-hearing-woes 3 comments science
- Voyager 1 Has Left the Solar System, Says New Study http://www.umdrightnow.umd.edu/news/voyager-1-has-left-solar-system 123 comments science
- A Battery Made of Wood? A sliver of wood coated with tin could make a tiny, long-lasting, efficient and environmentally friendly battery http://www.umdrightnow.umd.edu/news/battery-made-wood 6 comments science