Despite their popular use today, lithium-ion batteries have the drawbacks of being toxic and expensive, with the added complication of a global supply shortage of metal. For decades, researchers have tried to look for alternatives that are more environmentally friendly, safer, and of lower cost. A team of researchers led by
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The growth of plants and trees could be accelerated with a newly developed plastic sheet that is coated with a film that converts UV light to red light. The thin film coating is made from europium, an element typically used for control rods in nuclear reactors due to its ability to
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The Federal Government said it has produced a litho-structural map of the country in line with President Muhammadu Buhari’s diversification agenda The litho-structural map showed the structural architecture, lineament and basement architecture of the country. The map is expected to show investors important parameters for interpretation, identification, and mapping of mineral deposits
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Ahead of COP27, academics from 50 institutions have called for a shift in how politicians, funders and researchers think about the clean energy transition in the African continent, as a new study today highlights radically different energy needs across countries. Published in Nature Energy, the research was carried out by a
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Experts have said that as nations shift to cleaner energy, fossil fuel exports from Russia will never return to 2021 levels amid the invasion of Ukraine. The International Energy Agency (IEA) said the crisis provoked by the war could be a “historic turning point towards a cleaner and more secure energy
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The planned concession of Nigerian airports to private sector players gained a milestone on Wednesday as the Ministry of Aviation formally unveiled preferred bidders for Lagos, Abuja and Kano terminals, signifying the end of the Request for Proposals (RFP) phase of the Nigeria Airports Concession Programme (NACP). At a media
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The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC), Mallam Melee Kyari yesterday said there is the market potential for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) of 10 million tons by 2027 in Nigeria. He spoke in Lagos during the International Conference and Exhibition to commemorate the 15th anniversary
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Topological materials, an exotic class of materials whose surfaces exhibit different electrical or functional properties than their interiors, have been a hot area of research since their experimental realization in 2007 — a finding that sparked further research and precipitated a Nobel Prize in Physics in 2016. These materials are
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The way you charge the iPhone could soon change. Greg Joswiak, Apple's senior vice president of worldwide marketing, said the company will comply with an European Union law requiring mobile devices to all support USB-C charging. The comments made during The Wall Street Journal's Tech Live event appear to confirm future iPhones
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New research from Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute can help robots feel layers of cloth rather than relying on computer vision tools to only see it. The work could allow robots to assist people with household tasks like folding laundry. Humans use their senses of sight and touch to grab a
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