New quantum dot approach can improve the electrical conductivity of solar cells

This article was reviewed according to Science fact checked peer-reviewed publication proofread OK! by DGIST (Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology) A team led by Professor Jongmin Choi from the Department of Energy Science and Engineering has developed a PbS quantum dot that can quickly improve the electrical conductivity of solar cells. The findings … Read more

NASA and Sierra Space deliver the Dream Chaser spaceplane to Florida in preparation for launch

This article was reviewed according to Science fact checked trusted source proofread OK! Dream Chaser Tenacity, Sierra Space’s unmanned cargo spaceplane, is processed at the Space Systems Processing Facility (SSPF) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday, May 20, 2024. The spaceplane arrived in a climate-controlled shipping container provided by Neil from the … Read more

Google’s CEO is ’empathetic’ to content creators that Search has wiped out

According to Sundar Pichai, CEO of Alphabet and Google, we are in a disruptive moment. While he’s optimistic that Google AI Overviews and Search will drive more traffic and engagement, that’s no comfort to the many content creators who have seen their websites destroyed by Google in recent months. In a new interview, Pichai discussed … Read more

Can coal mines be tapped for rare earth elements?

This article was reviewed according to Science fact checked peer-reviewed publication trusted source proofread OK! Michael Vanden Berg, a geologist with the Utah Geological Survey, examines a coal outcrop near the old Star Point mine in Utah. Credit: Lauren Birgenheier, University of Utah × close to Michael Vanden Berg, a geologist with the Utah Geological … Read more

In two new studies, scientists see signs of fundamental climate shifts in Antarctica – Inside Climate News

A decline of Antarctic sea ice will affect the entire food chain by changing the availability of plankton and krill, and in some cases, crowding animals closer together. Credit: Bob Berwyn/Inside Climate News

Antarctica’s vast ice fields and the floating sea ice that surrounds the continent are Earth’s largest heat shields, reflecting solar radiation away from the planet. Two studies released today show how global warming is penetrating even the sunlight reflector in the coldest region on Earth. Research by scientists from the British Antarctic Survey focused on … Read more

The world is ill-prepared for breakthroughs in AI, experts say

The world is ill-prepared for breakthroughs in artificial intelligence, according to a group of senior experts, including two ‘godfathers’ of AI, who warn that governments have not made sufficient progress in regulating the technology. A shift by tech companies to autonomous systems could “massively increase” the impact of AI and governments need safety regimes that … Read more

Scientists are working on a unified theory of consciousness

The origins of consciousness have plagued the minds of philosophers and scientists for centuries. In the past decade, neuroscientists have begun to map its neural basis, that is, how the brain, through its intricate connections, transforms electrical signals between neurons into consciousness. Yet the field is fragmented, an international team of neuroscientists recently wrote in … Read more

Social media flooded with videos of dramatic fireball over Spain and Portugal – IGN

The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Planetary Defense Office is investigating the appearance of a massive fireball that lit up the skies over Spain and Portugal late last week. The fiery body was seen streaking through the night sky at a speed of about 45 kilometers per second on May 18 at 22:46 UTC before disappearing … Read more

Scientists discover that a single atomic defect in 2D material can retain quantum information at room temperature

This article was reviewed according to Science fact checked peer-reviewed publication trusted source proofread OK! Scaling of spin coherence under dynamic decoupling. aDynamic disconnection measurements with Nπ refocusing pulses, with each measurement suitable for exp[−(t/TDD)α]. bSpin coherence time TDD (purple triangles) as a function of the number of refocusing pulses Nπ. Credit: Natural materials (2024). … Read more

How Apple has been steadily dropping the ‘i’ from its devices for over a decade

From the first iMac in the 1990s to today, the “i” prefix has come to symbolize Apple, but Apple has been working to get rid of it since the original iPad in 2010. Steve Jobs launched the iPad in 2010: the last Apple device with an ‘i’ There’s still the iPhone and the iPad, of … Read more