Science

Manufacturing perovskite solar panels with a long-term vision

Researchers working at the forefront of an emerging photovoltaic (PV) technology are thinking ahead about how to scale, deploy, and…

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Drawing water from dry air

Earth's atmosphere holds an ocean of water, enough liquid to fill Utah's Great Salt Lake 800 times. Extracting some of…

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Converting captured carbon to fuel: Study assesses what’s practical and what’s not

The struggle to cut emissions is real. Last year, the world emitted more than 37 billion metric tons of carbon…

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Researchers enhance tool to better predict where and when wildfires will occur

A newly enhanced database is expected to help wildfire managers and scientists better predict where and when wildfires may occur…

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Deep-ocean floor produces its own oxygen

An international team of researchers, including a Northwestern University chemist, has discovered that metallic minerals on the deep-ocean floor produce…

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Shining light on amyloid architecture

Amyloid-beta (A-beta) aggregates are tangles of proteins most notably associated with neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's. Despite its constant stint in…

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Impact of incarceration on youth health

Researcher Samantha Boch has studied the impact of incarceration on child and family health for more than a decade. Her…

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Waste Styrofoam can now be converted into polymers for electronics

University of Delaware and Argonne National Laboratory have come up with a chemical reaction that can convert Styrofoam into a…

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Revolutionizing the abilities of adaptive radar with AI

The world around us is constantly being flash photographed by adaptive radar systems. From salt flats to mountains and everything…

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Researchers clarify how soft materials fail under stress

Understanding how soft materials fail under stress is critical for solving engineering challenges as disparate as pharmaceutical technology and landslide…

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