Solar cells: Boosting photovoltaic effect in ferroelectric-paraelectric superlattices
The photovoltaic effect of ferroelectric crystals can be increased by a factor of 1,000 if three different materials are arranged periodically in a lattice....
No excuse to continue reliance on fossil fuels, says leading nano-technologist
One of the leading thinkers in nano-science has called on the energy materials community to help finally put an end to the world's reliance...
Rapidly diversifying birds in Southeast Asia offer new insights into evolution
New findings from zoologists working with birds in Southeast Asia are shining fresh light on the connections between animal behaviour, geology, and evolution -...
How green is your plastic?
Despite the best efforts of industry to work towards sustainability, most plastics (or polymers) are still made using non-renewable fossil fuels. However, researchers have...
Young forests are preferred summer vacation destinations for bats
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Data identifies turbine wake clustering, improves wind farm productivity via yaw control
Researchers describe a real-time method for potentially helping turbine farms realize additional power from the clustering of their turbines. Their method requires no new...
Biodiversity, climate change and the fate of coral reefs
An international group of researchers representing thousands of coral scientists across the globe is issuing recommendations for new commitments and actions by the world's...
Earth’s magnetosphere: The origin of bifurcated current sheets explained
A research team has identified the origin of bifurcated current sheets, considered one of the most unsolved mysteries in the Earth's magnetosphere and in...
A machine learning breakthrough: using satellite images to improve human lives
New machine learning technology has devised a machine learning system to tap the problem-solving potential of satellite imaging. The low-cost, easy-to-use technology could bring...
Removal of barred owls slows decline of iconic spotted owls in Pacific Northwest
A 17-year study in Oregon, Washington and California found that removal of invasive barred owls arrested the population decline of the northern spotted owl,...
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He's given a whole new meaning to "poached eggs."
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Rare blindcat found in US, could prove water-filled caves connect Texas and Mexico
The extremely rare cave-dwelling albino fish with no eyes, the Mexican blindcat, has previously only been known to exist in Mexico.
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