Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Physics-informed virtual reality could be key to reducing the exposure of pedestrians and cyclists to harmful, non-exhaust vehicle emissions, according to a study published 25 Sep in the Royal Society Open Science journal. The research led by the University of Birmingham targets the issue of major health risks and chronic diseases … Read more
A hot carrier solar cell includes the absorption layer, the extraction layer, an energy selective contact, and the actual contact. Experiments showed the presence of a barrier inhibiting carrier extraction, as indicated between the absorption layer and the extraction layer, which are both n-type. Credit: Journal of Photonics for Energy (2024). DOI: 10.1117/1.JPE.15.012502 Hot carrier … Read more
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Large amounts of the food we produce do not end up in our stomachs, but in landfills, sewers, or elsewhere. According to the UN, in 2022, this was the fate of 1.05 billion tons of food, which ended up as food waste—corresponding to approximately 132 kg per capita in the world. … Read more
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The huge and growing toll bottled water is taking on human and planetary health warrants an urgent rethink of its use as 1 million bottles are bought every minute around the globe, with that figure set to rise further still amid escalating demand, warn population health experts in a commentary published … Read more
The paramotorist team in the Peruvian desert. Left to Right: Márcio Aita Júnior, Mike Campbell-Jones and Senderson Laurido. Credit: Mike Campbell-Jones In an innovative paper published today in the journal Plants, People, Planet, scientists from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Huarango Nature and paramotorists from Forest Air, highlight the exciting potential of paramotoring as a … Read more
An artistic rendering depicts direct writing using ORNL’s synthescope, a novel microscopy technique, to continuously insert tin atoms into graphene, opening possibilities for materials fabrication atom-by-atom. Credit: Ondrej Dyck/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy A new technology to continuously place individual atoms exactly where they are needed could lead to new materials for devices that address … Read more
Earth is getting ready to welcome a mini-moon into its orbit by the end of the month — but it’s for a limited time only, scientists say. The space rock, an asteroid by the name of 2024 PT5, will show up to do a partial orbit around Earth between Sept. 29 and Nov. 25, before … Read more
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain “Stranger churches”—Protestant congregations that welcomed speakers of certain languages other than English—in early modern London had “eyes everywhere” to hear, spread and dispel gossip in multiple languages, according to new research. The Elizabethan era saw large numbers of migrants coming to England, many of whom were Protestants fleeing religious persecution and … Read more
For five years, reactor one at Three Mile Island nuclear power station in Pennsylvania has lain dormant. Now, thanks to a deal with Microsoft, the reactor will start running again in 2028—this time to exclusively supply the tech firm with oodles of low-carbon electricity. It’s all part of an ongoing flirtation between Big Tech and … Read more
Former President Barack Obama. Credit: White House/Pete Souza Following Barack Obama’s reelection as U.S. president in 2012, the mental health of college-educated Black men improved significantly, while those who didn’t attend college reported worse mental health, according to new research from Rice University sociologists. “Four More Years! Or So What? The Mental Health Significance of … Read more
