Cynthia and John Grano, who own a cattle operation in Virginia, noticed that some of their cows slowed down and acted "spacey." They thought the animals were suffering from a disease that affects cattle. They were warned by their vet that there was a new disease that was spreading quickly.
The Granos decided to take the cow's blood. Theileria was the cause of the test's positive result. The cows were dying without treatment.
The Granos are not the only ones with cattle. In the US, livestock producers are facing a new disease. Even as theileria spreads west, researchers don't know how it will unfold. If states can't get the disease under control, production losses from sick cows could damage both individual operations and the entire industry. The full story is available to read.
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It's possible that super-hot salt is coming to a battery.
Solar and wind power come and go with the weather, so the world is building more capacity for renewable energy. Better options for storing energy are needed for renewable energy to make a difference. That is where batteries can be found. There is a wave of alternative chemistries entering the energy storage market. Some of the new players could be cheaper than the industry standard batteries. Ambri, a Boston-area startup, believes molten salt technology could be up to 50% cheaper over the course of its life than an equivalent system.
Like its competitors, Ambri is facing real barriers to adoption, with the main hurdle being scaling. The full story is available to read.
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