Perovskite solar cells and quantum dots (QDs) play an important role in enhancing the efficiency of solar cells. In an article recently published in Scientific Reports, the researchers synthesized ti… [+5728 chars]
Is Neptune all water? But, before we get into that, let's clear up one common question that appears to be frequently asked about the planet Neptune. As the planet is a very deep blue in color, it ap… [+16502 chars]
Photo credit: Günter Bechly. Coelacanths are considered to be “living fossils,” which do not sit well with the Darwinian assumption of evolutionary change over time driven by natural selection actin… [+815 chars]
Layer losses: Fewer excitatory neurons develop in the cortex of mice lacking the gene DDX3X. Courtesy of Debra Silver Loss of the autism-linked gene DDX3X prevents neurons from maturing and alters… [+4434 chars]
Artificial intelligence has changed the way science is done by allowing researchers to analyze the massive amounts of data modern scientific instruments generate. It can find a needle in a million ha… [+6812 chars]
PAstronomers have established that mergers are the dominant process for galaxy formation. Over a period of 10 billion years, a series of collisions and mergers of smaller galaxies led to the formatio… [+2077 chars]
It has not been long since space agencies from different countries are launching asteroid exploration missions. In the recent past, NASA launched a mission in 2016 to an asteroid that will bring samp… [+2067 chars]
Hello, readers, and happy Friday! This week we’ve got some great news concerning maps and asteroids, along with updates from the world’s major space agencies. James Webb has finally powered on all it… [+7180 chars]
Due to high hole mobility, pentacene and its derivatives have been the representative organic semiconductor and have been the subject of much research, both basic and applied. In particular, they are… [+2549 chars]
The human middle earwhich houses three tiny, vibrating bonesis key to transporting sound vibrations into the inner ear, where they become nerve impulses that allow us to hear. Embryonic and fossil e… [+4050 chars]
After more than 44 years of travelling farther from Earth than any man-made objects have before, the Voyager spacecraft are entering their very final phase. Both of the Voyagers were launched from C… [+7212 chars]
When we see pictures of galaxies outside the Milky Way, what we're usually looking at is primarily the light of their stars. But stars are far from the only ingredient that makes up a galaxy. Think o… [+4386 chars]