{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/0185cea5-9e3b-4b82-a887-26f91f92765f/7752c4e8-2ea2-4043-84c6-97f9d0bdb290?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"20 February 2020: Improving battery charging, and harnessing energy from the air","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61b9f3b71a8cbe675f3cedcb/61b9f40a77010000158180d5.jpg?height=200","description":"<p><strong>This week, machine learning helps batteries charge faster, and using bacterial nanowires to generate electricity from thin air.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>In this episode:</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>00:46 Better battery charging</strong></p><p>A machine learning algorithm reveals how to quickly charge batteries without damaging them.&nbsp;<em>Research Article:&nbsp;</em><a href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-1994-5\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Attia et al.</em></a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>07:12 Research Highlights</strong></p><p>Deciphering mouse chit-chat, and strengthening soy glue.&nbsp;<em>Research Highlight:&nbsp;</em><a href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00427-4\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The ‘silent’ language of mice is decoded at last</em></a><em>;&nbsp;Research Article:&nbsp;</em><a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1039/C9GC03875B\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Gu et al.</em></a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>09:21 Harnessing humidity</strong></p><p>A new device produces electricity using water in the air.&nbsp;<em>Research Article:&nbsp;</em><a href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-2010-9\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Liu et al.</em></a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>16:30 News Chat</strong></p><p>Coronavirus outbreak updates, the global push to conserve biodiversity, and radar reveals secrets in an ancient Egyptian tomb.&nbsp;<em>News: Coronavirus:&nbsp;</em><a href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00154-w\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>latest news on spreading infection</em></a><em>; News:&nbsp;</em><a href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00362-4\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>China takes centre stage in global biodiversity push</em></a><em>; News:&nbsp;</em><a href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00465-y\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Is this Nefertiti’s tomb? Radar clues reignite debate over hidden chambers</em></a></p>","author_name":"Springer Nature Limited"}