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Leslie Stephens
angeles
angeles-times
January 24, 2016
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8 quick tips for cutting lunchtime waste

When you add up the aluminum foil you used to wrap your sandwich, the yogurt you brought for dessert, and the can of soda you washed it all down with, it starts to become apparent that lunch is the most wasteful meal of the day. If you’re ever in doubt of this, take a look at your office’s trash bins around 2 o’clock. James Ransom For all of the awareness on food waste, it’s an issue that’s not getting any better. A 2014 Los Angeles Times piece reported that the city’s public school system tosses $100,000 worth of food a day. The good news is that there are easy solutions to curbing your lunch waste. Here are eight ways to reduce your lunch …

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field
material
January 20, 2016
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Neutrons offer guide to getting more out of solid-state lithium-ion batteries

A new study has revealed promising results that could drastically boost the performance of solid-state electrolytes, and could potentially lead to a safer, even more efficient battery. Researchers used neutron diffraction (the VULCAN instrument, SNS beam line 7) to conduct an in-depth study probing the entire structure evolution of doped garnet-type electrolytes during the synthesis process to unravel the mechanism that boosts the lithium-ionic conductivity.

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berlin
christian
December 25, 2015
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Numerous bats killed by German wind turbines: Migratory bats at risk

Numerous bats are killed by German wind turbines. The number of such turbines, already very high, is planned to be increased further. More than two-thirds of bats being killed by wind turbines on German ground are migrants on their way between summer and winter habitats. Due to its geographical location in Europe, Germany has consequently a central responsibility for the conservation of migratory bats.