A novel method that employs palladium to inject hydrogen into the deeply buried oxide-metal electrode contacts of amorphous oxide semiconductors (AOSs) storage devices, which reduces contact resistance, has been developed by scientists at Tokyo Tech. This innovative method presents a valuable solution for addressing the contact issues of AOSs, paving the way for their application … Read more
Image: Comparison of yarn hairiness for yarns of the same linear density (30 tex) and different spinning systems. Credit: Source: ‘Investigating the influence of yarn characteristics on microfibre release from knitted fabrics during laundering’. Can be used without credit. New research in Frontiers of Environmental Science sheds light on how manufacturing choices influence microfiber release … Read more
People tend to make more impulsive decisions if they think about time delays first, UCLA researchers have found. Changing how information is presented could lead to better choices. Credit: Susan Q. Yin/Unsplash If you had to decide whether to receive $40 in seven days or $60 in 30 days, which would you choose? Your answer … Read more
A flare burns at a well pad Aug. 26, 2021, near Watford City, N.D. The levels of the crucial heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere reached historic highs in 2023, growing at near-record fast paces, according to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Credit: AP Photo/Matthew Brown, File The levels of the crucial heat-trapping gases … Read more
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain People who work from home all or part of the time are less likely to get pay rises and promotions, the first post-COVID research project into the WFH phenomenon has found. A survey of 937 UK managers found that they were 11% less likely to give a promotion to staff who … Read more
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Scientists may be one step closer to unlocking one of the great mysteries of the universe after calculating that neutron stars might hold a key to helping us understand elusive dark matter. In a paper published in Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, physicists from the ARC Centre of Excellence for … Read more
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain An international team of health workers, vision specialists and sociologists reports that giving reading glasses to people with presbyopia in developing countries can boost incomes. Presbyopia is the leading cause of vision impairment and is usually attributable to aging. In their study, published in the open-access journal PLOS ONE, the group … Read more
Artist’s impression of the giant impact that shaped the Earth and created the moon. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Astronomers are pretty sure they know where the moon came from. In the early solar system, a Mars-sized object dubbed Theia smashed into Earth. This cataclysmic collision knocked a huge mass of material into orbit, which coalesced and cooled … Read more
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Strawberries are a vital crop for California, the leading producer of fresh market strawberries in the United States, with a production value of more than $2 billion in 2021. The Central Coast region, encompassing areas like Watsonville and Salinas, plays a pivotal role in strawberry production, contributing significantly to the state’s … Read more
If you live in the US and missed the last total solar eclipse in 2017, good news! You’re about to get another chance. There will be a total solar eclipse passing through Texas and the Midwest states on April 8. Remember that in a solar eclipse, the moon’s shadow falls on the Earth. If you’re … Read more
