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Assessment and optimization of 2 T perovskite/CIGS tandems via data'driven and optoelectronic modelling
2+ hour, 5+ min ago (145+ words) The starting point of this research is a state-of-the-art perovskite/CIGS tandem device with a certified power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 24. 6%. Despite this high performance, significant losses remain. The researchers utilized a "physics-based modelling" approach to look inside the device…...
Research shows Neanderthals gathered shellfish like modern humans
5+ min ago (570+ words) Specimen of the gastropod Phorcus lineatus. (ICTA-UAB via SWNS) Cavemen gathered shellfish to eat using the same methods as modern humans, according to new research. Neanderthals in southern Europe collected mollusks throughout the year " with a marked preference for the…...
Capstone team competes to keep astronauts fed
1+ day, 3+ min ago (678+ words) Students built boxes to keep supplies viable in alien landscape May 18, 2026 | Author: Eric Baerren | Media Contact: Aaron Mills More than 18 million Americans are estimated to have watched Artemis 2 launch on April 1. Among them was a group of Central Michigan University…...
Railly News - Turkish Scientist's Innovative Research Paves the Way for Future Treatments
43+ min ago (234+ words) Large datasets also facilitate causal inference; Through techniques like Mendelian Randomization, researchers can determine whether certain proteins cause or are merely correlated with disease, directing drug development efforts more effectively. This methodological rigor ensures that potential targets have a solid…...
Elon Musk Says Neuralink Is Building "Jesus-Level Technologies
1+ hour, 8+ min ago (824+ words) For investors, this was more than another headline-grabbing Musk appearance. It was a reminder that one of the world's richest men is trying to build an entirely new medical and computing industry at the same time the AI boom is…...
Geochemists find natural white hydrogen source in billion-year-old Canadian Shield
1+ hour, 18+ min ago (859+ words) In the dark tunnels of an active mine near Timmins, Ontario, something extraordinary is leaking out of the Earth. Long-term measurement provided evidence of sustained accumulation and discharge of natural hydrogen generated within Earth's crust. Barbara Sherwood Lollar In the…...
Scientists opened a sealed envelope after 10 years and gravity still didn't make sense
55+ min ago (237+ words) For more than two centuries, scientists have tried to determine one of the most important numbers in physics: the universal gravitational constant, known as "big G." It defines the strength of gravity throughout the universe, influencing everything from falling objects on…...
Smile lifts off on quest to reveal Earth's invisible shield against the solar wind
10+ min ago (1330+ words) The Smile spacecraft lifted off on a Vega-C rocket from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana at 04: 52 BST / 05: 52 CEST (00: 52 local time) on 19 May 2026. The launch marks the beginning of an ambitious mission to better understand solar storms, geomagnetic storms, and the…...
UNSW advances infrared energy conversion
11+ hour, 3+ min ago (184+ words) Researchers at UNSW Sydney have developed a nanoscale device capable of converting low-energy infrared and red light into higher-energy visible light, a breakthrough that could improve solar energy systems and support advances in manufacturing and sensing technologies. Study lead author…...
Intuitive Machines Announces Two Prime Lunar Reconnaissance Contracts
7+ hour, 32+ min ago (350+ words) Under the $15. 5 million cost-plus-fixed-fee three-year prime contract for LROC and the $4. 5 million cost-plus-fixed-fee three-year prime contract for Shadow Cam, Intuitive Machines is leading imaging operations, data storage and analysis, and mission support. The Company also is leading LROC's Moon surface…...