What if solar cells worked at night? That’s no joke. In fact, a specially designed photovoltaic cell could generate up to 50 watts of power per square meter under ideal …read more Source:: Science
Day: January 29, 2020
What a pair! Coupled quantum dots may offer a new way to store quantum information
by
•Researchers have for the first time created and imaged a novel pair of quantum dots — tiny islands of confined electric charge that act like interacting artificial atoms. Such ”coupled” …read more Source:: Science
Newest solar telescope produces first images
by
•The National Science Foundation’s Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope has released its first images. They reveal unprecedented detail of the sun’s surface and preview the world-class products to come from …read more Source:: Science
New injection technique may boost spinal cord injury repair efforts
by
•Researchers describe a new method for delivering neural precursor cells to spinal cord injuries in rats, reducing the risk of further injury and boosting the propagation of potentially reparative cells. …read more Source:: Science
Brain networks come ‘online’ during adolescence to prepare teenagers for adult life
by
•New brain networks come ‘online’ during adolescence, allowing teenagers to develop more complex adult social skills, but potentially putting them at increased risk of mental illness, according to new research. …read more Source:: Science
Meteorite chunk contains unexpected evidence of presolar grains
by
•An unusual chunk in a meteorite may contain a surprising bit of space history. Presolar grains — tiny bits of solid interstellar material formed before the sun was born — …read more Source:: Science
Citizen science discovers a new form of the northern lights
by
•Working together with space researchers, amateur photographers have discovered a new auroral form. Named ‘dunes’ by the hobbyists, the phenomenon is believed to be caused by waves of oxygen atoms …read more Source:: Science
RCE in OpenSMTPD library impacts BSD and Linux distros
by
•Vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2020-7247, can be exploited remotely over the internet. …read more Source:: Linux