Tandem solar cell world record: New branch in the NREL chart
Credit: HZB Tandem cells combine two different semiconductors that convert different parts of the light spectrum into electrical energy. Metal-halide perovskite compounds mainly use the...
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Study reveals unique physical, chemical properties of cicada wings
Credit: Photo by Wayne Boo, U.S. Geological Survey CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Biological structures sometimes have unique features that engineers would like to copy. For example,...
Clemson geneticists zeroing in on genes affecting life span
Credit: Pete Martin/Clemson College of Science CLEMSON, South Carolina -- Scientists believe about 25 percent of the differences in human life span is determined by...
Predictability of temporal networks quantified by an entropy-rate-based framework
Credit: ©Science China Press Network or graph is a mathematical description of the internal structure between components in a complex system, such as connections between...
Jan Esper receives ERC Advanced Grant to improve climate reconstructions from tree rings
EU funding for the collection of a new tree ring network covering the Northern Hemisphere and the development of tree ring growth and density modelsCredit:...
Particle billiards with three players
Frankfurt researchers solve puzzle of Compton scattering -- new approach for testing theories in quantum mechanicsCredit: Max Kircher, Goethe University When the American physicist Arthur...
Italian Society of Vegetation Science signs with Pensoft to publish its journal on ARPHA
The first 2020 papers of the open-access, peer-reviewed international journal Plant Sociology are now available on the journal's new, user-friendly and visually appealing websitePlant Sociology...
Novel high-speed microscope captures brain neuroactivities
HKU biomedical engineers achieve significant breakthrough in neuroimaging with novel high-speed microscope to capture brain neuroactivitiesCredit: @The University of Hong Kong Our brain contains tens...
How cells recognize uninvited guests
Researchers at the University of Bonn decode the function of the long-neglected immune sensor TLR8Credit: © Photo: Rolf Müller/UKB Until now, the immune sensor TLR8...
Electrospun manuka honey nanofibrous wound dressings
Credit: Shinshu University As instances of antibiotic resistance increase in the medical field, scientists are reexamining natural materials for their potential use in medicine. Honey...
Research into a new high-precision radiology system for the coronavirus
Credit: Toubibe/Pixabay Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) is participating in a research project together with the Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón (HGUGM), the Instituto...
Solar power plants get help from satellites to predict cloud cover
Scientists develop a method to convert GOES satellite data into detailed information about cloud cover properties, enhancing the ability to forecast available sunlight for solar...
Beacon in space: BRITE Constellation observes complete nova eruption for the first time
The recordings of a complete nova eruption are unique worldwideCredit: © Nova_by K. Ulaczyk, Warschau Universität Observatorium Since the beginning of the BRITE Constellation in...
Hierarchically mesoporous TiO2 materials for energy and environmental applications
Credit: ©Science China Press Since the first discovery of photocatalytic water splitting on a TiO2 electrode under ultraviolet (UV) light, TiO2 materials have been widely...
NEH award will help researchers expand work on architect fay jones
Featuring interactive video game technology, the project will provide real-time 3D and virtual reality user experience of six Jones buildingsCredit: Russell Cothren, University Relations, University...
