What’s hot in science? Research news for the day of Dec. 09, 2021

Thu, 09 Dec 2021
Retired electric vehicle batteries could be used to store renewable energy

Engineers research recycling and reusing lithium-ion batteries to optimize design

Researchers at Cornell University, partially funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation, recently published a study that outlines ways to sustainably repurpose used lithium-ion electric vehicle batteries to reduce their carbon footprint. The researchers investigated how …

Thu, 09 Dec 2021
Machine learning identifies mammal species with the potential to spread SARS-CoV-2

Insights can guide surveillance to prevent secondary spillover, new variants

Back and forth transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, between humans and other mammals increases the risk of new variants and threatens efforts to control the disease.

A U.S. National Science Foundation-funded study, published …