Then the ILoveScienceSoMuchIWouldMarryIt Facebook page reposts it as “Science is useless, study finds” and we’re really off to the races.
“This reversible chemical reaction we are studying has the potential to increase battery energy density and charge cycles if the reaction proves stable and reliable, and if it can be manufactured economically, but that’s 10 years down the track.”
“Scientists invent new battery that may revolutionise everything from power tools to submarines!”
“New car battery promises 800 miles”
(I hate that one so much. Range depends on how much battery the car has in it, any decent chemistry can get any reasonable number with the right configuration, so the numbers are meaningless and incomparable.)
That’s like news reports that just say something like:
Scientists discover water is wet, after utilizing $500k taxpayer-backed grant
Which is definitely intended to enrage people who won’t do any further research, or read what the study is actually about, and will instead spread the misinformation and distrust of the scientific community
https://www.science.org/content/article/cocaine-pollution-gives-salmon-wanderlust
Like this one. Actual study looked into fish’s reaction to cocaine and cocaine metabolites. It proves the need for human cocaine metabolites to be cleaned from waste management sources before being put somewhere they can reach fresh water sources. Everyone covered it as scientists giving fish cocaine to see what would happen.
Sun News India
