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N-type Conductive Tin Sulfide Thin Films: Towards Environmentally Friendly Solar Cells

“Tin sulfide (SnS) is an abundant, safe, and environmentally friendly solar cell material. This inexpensive material is forecast to be used in next-generation solar cell panels. A research group led by Issei Suzuki and Sakiko Kawanishi, assistant professors at Tohoku …

NASA Enters the Solar Atmosphere for the First Time, Bringing New Discoveries

“For the first time in history, a spacecraft has touched the Sun. NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has now flown through the Sun’s upper atmosphere – the corona – and sampled particles and magnetic fields there. The new milestone marks one …

NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Reaches a Total of 30 Minutes Aloft

“With its recent 17th flight, the Red Planet rotorcraft reaches an airborne milestone the team never considered achievable. Its 18th flight is scheduled for no earlier than today. The 17th flight of NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter on Dec. 5 …

NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover Makes Surprising Discoveries

“The findings by rover scientists highlight the diversity of samples geologists and future scientists associated with the agency’s Mars Sample Return program will have to study. Scientists with NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover mission have discovered that the bedrock …

New copper surface eliminates bacteria in just two minutes

“A new surface that kills bacteria more than 100 times faster and more effectively than standard copper could help combat the growing threat of antibiotic-resistant superbugs. The new copper product is the result of a collaborative research project with RMIT …

New Crystal Structure for Hydrogen Compounds for High-Temperature Superconductivity

“Superconductivity is the disappearance of electrical resistance in certain materials below a certain temperature, known as “transition temperature.” The phenomenon has tremendous implications for revolutionizing technology as know it, enabling low-loss power transmission and maintenance of electromagnetic force without electrical …

New Smart-Roof Coating Enables Year-Round Energy Savings

“Breakthrough regulates household temperature without consuming natural gas or electricity. Scientists have developed an all-season smart-roof coating that keeps homes warm during the winter and cool during the summer without consuming natural gas or electricity. Research findings reported in the …

New solar materials developed by Stanford scientists could usher in ultrathin, lightweight solar panel

“New, ultrathin photovoltaic materials could eventually be used in mobile applications, from self-powered wearable devices and sensors to lightweight aircraft and electric vehicles. A race is on in solar engineering to create almost impossibly-thin, flexible solar panels. Engineers imagine them …

One Minute Punch Break

“Take a Break, Let it Out We’d probably all agree that physical release can be the most satisfying and relieving outlet when stress levels are high or a burst of adrenaline runs through our veins. The One Minute Punch …

PCB Xmas tree with LEDs

“This little and fun project was created to bring smile to peoples face durig Xmas. It is USB powered, easy to make Christmas tree with minimal number of components. List of parts: - 18x GREEN 3mm, THT LED - 1x RED 3mm …