New solvent-based method extracts lithium faster and cleaner from brines, cutting water use and unlocking hard-to-tap ...

Demand for lithium is skyrocketing as factories across the world churn out electric vehicles and the massive batteries that make wind turbines and solar panels reliable sources of energy.

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. In 1939, upon arriving late to his statistics course at UC Berkeley, George Dantzig—a first-year graduate student—copied two problems ...

Abstract: Energy efficiency is a crucial aspect in the design of wireless sensor networks (WSNs), especially for applications that require long-term operation with limited power. This study examines ...

With organizations moving from AI experimentation to enterprise-wide adoption in 2025, IT leaders are facing rising pressure to embed intelligence across strategy, operations, and delivery. New ...

Operations research (OR) and machine learning (ML) techniques, when used in isolation, are often inadequate for addressing complex optimization problems. While OR struggles with combinatorial ...

OpenAI says its deep learning systems are rapidly advancing, with models increasingly able to solve complex tasks faster. So fast, in fact, that internally, OpenAI is tracking toward achieving an ...

The leading approach to the simplex method, a widely used technique for balancing complex logistical constraints, can’t get any better. In 1939, upon arriving late to his statistics course at the ...

What is Herpes Simplex and Why Does It Matter? Herpes simplex refers to infections caused by the herpes simplex virus (HSV), most notably HSV-1 (oral herpes) and HSV-2 (genital herpes). The virus is ...

Copyright: © 2025 Published by Elsevier Ltd. Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) is an under-recognised global health threat that affects over 250 million individuals ...

SpaceX is working on a program to use its mammoth Starship rocket to develop commercial products in space, potentially opening up a new business line for the world’s most valuable private startup, ...