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Environment Jul 9, 2024

'Southerly busters' in Australia are becoming more frequent but less severe as the climate changes

When Australia's east coast is caught in the grip of a heat wave, relief can come in the form of abrupt, often gale-force wind changes known as "southerly busters."

Nanomaterials Jul 8, 2024

Achieving high performance and stability simultaneously: Developing hybrid bio-nanostructures

A research team developed hybrid bio-nanostructures then used them to fabricate fibrous solar cells (FSCs) and fibrous organic light-emitting diodes (FOLEDs) that demonstrated high performance and stability across a wide ...

Biochemistry Jul 8, 2024

Photoenzymatic synthesis achieves efficient oxidation of fatty acids

A research team designed and built a photoenzymatic cascade by combining photochemical water oxidation/O2 reduction with P450 peroxygenase catalysis to achieve efficient visible-light-driven oxidation of a range of fatty ...

Agriculture Jul 8, 2024

Researchers identify sustainable farming practices in Indonesia

For several years, a team of economists from the University of Passau has been investigating in Indonesia which measures are effective in ensuring that sustainable farming methods are used in the long term. They found that ...

Biotechnology Jul 8, 2024

Improving safety of AI research for engineering biology

Hazards posed by using data-centric methods to engineer biology have been identified by experts at the University of Bristol with the aim of making future research safer.

Space Exploration Jul 8, 2024

CubeSat propulsion technologies are taking off

CubeSats are becoming ever more popular, with about 2,400 total launched so far. However, the small size limits their options for fundamental space exploration technologies, including propulsion. They become even more critical ...

Optics & Photonics Jul 8, 2024

Scientists develop efficient and stable hybrid perovskite-organic LEDs with external quantum efficiency exceeding 40%

Tandem LEDs offer an effective way to integrate different light-emitting technologies for better display that meets Rec. 2020 color gamut standard. Now, scientists in China have developed a stable, efficient and high-color ...

Biotechnology Jul 8, 2024

Low-cost depth imaging sensors achieve 97% accuracy in rapid plant disease detection

A research team has investigated low-cost depth imaging sensors with the objective of automating plant pathology tests. The team achieved 97% accuracy in distinguishing between resistant and susceptible plants based on cotyledon ...

Earth Sciences Jul 8, 2024

Researchers use 1,000 historical photos to reconstruct Antarctic glaciers before a dramatic collapse

In March 2002, the Larsen B Ice Shelf collapsed catastrophically, breaking up an area about one-sixth the size of Tasmania.

General Physics Jul 8, 2024

Physicists report first measured isomeric-ratio in multinucleon-transfer reactions: A doorway to access terra incognita

Delving into the intricate properties of heavy neutron-rich nuclei is crucial since they have the potential to reshape our understanding of nuclear physics and astrophysics.

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