University of Nebraska-Lincoln engineers have doubled the efficiency of a prominent solar cell technology by unraveling the origins of a phenomenon known to hinder cell performance, stability and evaluation.
Energy & Green Tech
Dec 15, 2014
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When faced with sudden environmental change, some species fare more favorably than others.
Ecology
Dec 15, 2014
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Creating extended range electric cars and high capacity flash memory for portable electronics requires scientists to delve into the behavior of anions, negatively charged molecules, that can store extra electrons needed to ...
Materials Science
Dec 15, 2014
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CryoSat has delivered this year's map of autumn sea-ice thickness in the Arctic, revealing a small decrease in ice volume. In a new phase for ESA's ice mission, the measurements can now also be used to help vessels navigate ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 15, 2014
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Contrary to popular belief, new research suggests that some employees adapt well to pressures caused by changes in the workplace.
Social Sciences
Dec 15, 2014
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"Watch therefore, for ye know not the day nor the hour," could be still an actual description of our ability to predict asteroid threats to Earth. The sentence from the Bible (Matthew 25:13) sounds like a reminder of a vast ...
Space Exploration
Dec 15, 2014
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The closest planet to the sun appears to get hit by a periodic meteor shower, possibly associated with a comet that produces multiple events annually on Earth.
Space Exploration
Dec 15, 2014
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Hotter days mean less cold cash for Americans, according to a new study matching 40 years of temperatures to economics.
Environment
Dec 15, 2014
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Leading conservation scientists from around the world have called for a substantial role for nuclear power in future energy-generating scenarios in order to mitigate climate change and protect biodiversity.
Energy & Green Tech
Dec 15, 2014
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A nation, a workplace, an ethnicity, a passion, an outsized personality. The people who comprise these things, who fawn or rail against them, are behind Merriam-Webster's 2014 word of the year: culture.
Other
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