Cool Science

Here you will find interesting scientific discoveries, everyday things you wondered how they work, and cool inventions.

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Energy
New Material Allows Lithium-Ion Batteries to Maintain Full Capacity for 5 Years
PCMag - Matthew Humphries
It's called bis-imino-acenaphthenequinone-paraphenylene (BP) copolymer. One of the major limiting factors of rechargeable batteries today is how …
18 hours ago
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Space Exploration
ISS astronauts tend to their zero-gravity veggie garden
Digital Trends - Georgina Torbet
Astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) are tending to their veggie garden, where they are growing lettuce, radishes, and now mustard …
1 day ago
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Mars Rover
NASA took Perseverance for its first 'spin' on Mars | Engadget
Engadget - Igor Bonifacic
It traveled 21.3 feet over 33 minutes. NASA’s Perseverance rover has completed its first test drive since landing on the surface of Mars on February 18th. On March 4th, it went on a short 33-minute jaunt...
3 days ago
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Particle Physics
Physicists Just Found 4 New Subatomic Particles That May Test The Laws of Nature
ScienceAlert - PATRICK KOPPENBURG
This month is a time to celebrate. CERN has just announced the discovery of four brand new particles at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) in …
3 days ago
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Lithium
Japanese company unveils high capacity solid-state battery - Electrek
Electrek - Scooter Doll
Japanese industrial manufacturer Hitachi Zosen has developed a solid-state battery claimed to harness one of the highest capacities in the industry. Additionally, the Osaka-based company states this new...
4 days ago