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New Record PLQE of 70.3% in Lead-Free Halide Perovskites

Lead perovskites with white-light emission have been studied, but the photoluminescence quantum efficiencies (PLQEs) are low. However, the large-scale…

Physics & Astronomy

Nanoquakes: Weighing and Separating Tiny Masses with MOF@SAW

Thanks to the Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW) technology developed here and already widely used, the University of Augsburg is internationally recognized as the…

Life & Chemistry

Dynamic Cells: How Living Components Adapt and Evolve

Cells assemble dynamically: their components are continuously exchanging and being replaced. This enables the structures to adapt easily to different…

Physics & Astronomy

Exploring Atomic Switches: The Future of Nanoscale Tech

Atomic switches are hailed as the tiniest of electrochemical switches that could change the face of information technology. Due to their nanoscale dimensions…

Earth Sciences

USF Geoscientists Uncover Greenland Ice Sheet Collapse Mechanisms

In research published in Nature Communications, a group of scientists led by USF Distinguished University Professor Tim Dixon, PhD, uncovered a process that…

Life & Chemistry

How Leaf Cell Genes Influence Root Growth in Plants

Anyone who believes that plants are organisms “without brains” that lack the ability to perceive and respond to the environment is wrong. Plants exhibit…

Physics & Astronomy

Detecting Heat Flow Through Single Molecules: New Insights

Around 2000, scientists first measured how electrons flow through single molecules. Other properties, such as how molecules emit light, have also been studied….

Physics & Astronomy

Enhancing Thermal Conductivity Through Atomic Arrangement Adjustments

In the electronics and computer industry, components are becoming ever smaller and more powerful. However, there are problems with the heat generation. It is…

Physics & Astronomy

Heat Transport Innovations in Single Molecules Explored

Combining novel theoretical and experimental approaches, researchers from the University of Michigan (USA), Kookmin University (South Korea), the University of…

Earth Sciences

Three Spacecraft Set to Welcome a Pristine Comet

Three spacecraft will intercept a pristine comet or a previously unknown interstellar object that is about to enter the inner solar system. The spacecraft…

Life & Chemistry

If Machines Could Smell …

What, if robots could smell? Sniffing explosives at the airport, diagnosing diseases based on a patient’s breath, locating gas leaks and much more?

Physics & Astronomy

Laboratory Breakthrough: Studying Dark Ages Chemistry

Physicists report the first laboratory measurements of electron reactions with helium hydride ions in the cryogenic storage ring CSR at the Max Planck…

Life & Chemistry

Algae-Killing Viruses Boost Nutrient Recycling in Oceans

Scientists have confirmed that viruses can kill marine algae called diatoms and that diatom die-offs near the ocean surface may provide nutrients and organic…

Health & Medicine

Genetic Variations in Epstein-Barr Virus Affect Its Activity

Researchers at the University of Sussex have identified how differences in the genetic sequence of the two main strains of the cancer-associated Epstein-Barr…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Advancing Masa: Key Innovations for Better Chip Production

Each of these important steps has implications for the next — and some scientists are calling for more research to make each step better to benefit both…

Health & Medicine

New Machine Learning Tool Transforms Pancreatic Cyst Care

The new assay, called CompCyst, outperformed the current gold standard-of-care in an international, multicenter study of 875 patients. Crucially, the test…

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