New world efficiency record with perovskite solar cells
Scientists have developed a new cost-efficient way to produce inorganic-organic hybrid perovskite solar cells (PSCs) which sets a new world-record efficiency performance of 22.1...
Antibiotics come with ‘environmental side effects’
Researchers are bringing attention to the fact that commonly used antibiotic drugs are making their way out into the environment, where they can harm...
A new optimization model could bring higher solar-power integration
With numerous installations of solar power systems for residential homes, there is a challenge to balance supply and demand to make these intermittent energy...
Symbiosis: Butter for my honey
Textbooks tell us that, in arbuscular mycorrhizal symbioses, the host plant supplies its fungal symbionts solely with sugars, in return for inorganic nutrients. New...
Climate change poses threat to European electricity production
The vulnerability of the European electricity sector to changes in water resources is set to worsen by 2030 as a consequence of climate change,...
Secret to cell size found in group underpinning world’s biggest food producer
A gene controlling cell size has been identified in a microalgal group which underpins a fifth of the world’s food chains.
Timing matters: How to use tillage more effectively for weed management
Researchers have examined the impact of tillage on four sites in the northeastern US that were tilled every two weeks during the growing season.
Rainforest metropolis casts 1,000 km shadow on wildlife
Urban food demand in the Amazon could be hitting wildlife up to 1,000 km away from the city, according to new research.
Greatest threat to eastern forest birds is habitat loss on wintering grounds
Human-caused habitat loss looms as the greatest threat to some North American breeding birds. The problem will be most severe on their wintering grounds, according...
Biological pest management: Infected insects cause a stink
Researchers have shown how nematodes use smell to seek out uninfected insects, which they then enter and kill. The findings support the group's long-term...
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