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Propagation of senescent phenotypes by extracellular HMGB1 is dependent on its redox state.
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Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
However, the cathode rapidly stores and releases energy using both double-layer capacitance and fast redox reactions.
—IEEE Spectrum, 10 May 2025
Steven Chu, the former Department of Energy secretary turned Stanford professor, spoke about his team's work on developing an electrochemical way to unlock direct air capture using redox chemistry.
—Katie Fehrenbacher, Axios, 19 Mar. 2025
While the exchange of electrons with sulfur is relatively slow, iodine undergoes electron exchange (technically termed a redox reaction) extremely quickly.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 17 Jan. 2025
The coveted metal is used in redox-flow batteries, which store excess charge from intermittent sources like solar and wind and feed it back to the grid.
—William Ralston, Wired, 16 Dec. 2021
What if bacteria buried in the mud were completing the redox reaction by somehow bypassing the oxygen-poor layers?
—Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS, 19 Aug. 2020
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Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
However, the cathode rapidly stores and releases energy using both double-layer capacitance and fast redox reactions.
—IEEE Spectrum, 10 May 2025
Steven Chu, the former Department of Energy secretary turned Stanford professor, spoke about his team's work on developing an electrochemical way to unlock direct air capture using redox chemistry.
—Katie Fehrenbacher, Axios, 19 Mar. 2025
While the exchange of electrons with sulfur is relatively slow, iodine undergoes electron exchange (technically termed a redox reaction) extremely quickly.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 17 Jan. 2025
The coveted metal is used in redox-flow batteries, which store excess charge from intermittent sources like solar and wind and feed it back to the grid.
—William Ralston, Wired, 16 Dec. 2021
What if bacteria buried in the mud were completing the redox reaction by somehow bypassing the oxygen-poor layers?
—Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS, 19 Aug. 2020
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“Redox.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redox. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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redox
1 of 2 adjective
re·dox
ˈrē-ˌdäks 
: of or relating to oxidation-reduction
redox
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