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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
- 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