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UC Santa Barbara scientists just built a liquid that stores sunlight for years at nearly double a lithium battery's energy density — and the part worth noticing isn't the chemistry, it's what gets subtracted
UC Santa Barbara researchers have built a liquid material that stores sunlight in chemical bonds at nearly twice the energy density of lithium-ion batteries — and can release it as heat years later.
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Two Perfect Day veterans just raised $2 million for a precision fermentation startup that isn’t chasing dairy substitutes anymore
How a humble Spanish dish made me fall in love with vegetables
Mars Petcare just quietly tilted its alternative-protein hunt toward Asia-Pacific — and the reason has less to do with pet food innovation than with collapsing birth rates reshaping who fills the family bowl
The EU just put €10M behind a London startup’s whole-cut mycelium steak, and its foodservice-first rollout shows why this alt-protein bet is different
Research suggests people who eat alone in restaurants without their phone aren't necessarily lonely or socially awkward — some may no longer need a witness to feel at ease
Fructose isn't acting like a calorie inside the body — and a sweeping new Nature Metabolism review argues that's why cutting soda alone won't reverse the metabolic disease curve
LanzaTech just signed a Copenhagen biofoundry deal that sounds like another carbon-capture press release — but the microbes at the centre of it are quietly rewriting where your jet fuel, packaging and protein come from
A four-week diet trial in adults over 65 found biological-age markers shifted most on a lower-fat, higher-carb plate, not a fat-heavy one
Psychology research suggests people who regularly eat meals with others may be among the happiest. Shared dining is linked to higher life satisfaction and a deeper sense of belonging
The wellness industry is selling NAD+ infusions for up to $1,000 a session as an anti-aging fix — and the actual human evidence is nowhere near what the price tag implies
The EPA just moved to let gas plants and AI data centers break ground before getting air permits
Adults who keep a clean kitchen even when nobody's coming over may have learned early that mess meant the house felt less steady