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• Rubber meets the road with new carbon, battery technologies
• More wolf spiders feasting on American toads due to invasive grass, study shows
• Detecting neutrinos, physicists look into the heart of the sun
• Pig pheromone proves useful in curtailing bad behavior in dogs

Rubber meets the road with new carbon, battery technologies Posted: 27 Aug 2014 12:16 PM PDT Recycled tires could see new life in lithium-ion batteries that provide power to plug-in electric vehicles and store energy produced by wind and solar, say researchers. By modifying the microstructural characteristics of carbon black, a substance recovered from discarded tires, a team is developing a better anode for lithium-ion batteries.

More wolf spiders feasting on American toads due to invasive grass, study shows Posted: 27 Aug 2014 10:18 AM PDT An invasive grass species frequently found in forests has created a thriving habitat for wolf spiders, who then feed on American toads, a new study has found. Japanese stiltgrass, which was accidentally introduced to the US in the early 1900s, is one of the most pervasive invasive species. Typically found along roads and in forests, it has been found to impact native plant species, invertebrate populations and soil nutrients.

Detecting neutrinos, physicists look into the heart of the sun Posted: 27 Aug 2014 10:16 AM PDT Using one of the most sensitive neutrino detectors on the planet, physicists have directly detected neutrinos created by the 'keystone' proton-proton fusion process going on at the sun's core for the first time.

Pig pheromone proves useful in curtailing bad behavior in dogs Posted: 24 Aug 2014 06:31 PM PDT Androstenone can stop dogs from barking, jumping, researchers report. Androstenone is produced by pigs in their saliva or fat, but Boar Mate androstenone is synthesized in a laboratory. One spray of Boar Mate on Toto was all it took to set the wheels of experimentation in motion.

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