Assisted by AI methods, researchers are striving to improve the manufacturing processes for highly efficient perovskite solar cells. Credit: Amadeus Bramsiepe, KIT Tandem solar cells based on perovskite semiconductors convert…
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Fearing repression, non-binary people stay away from Cop28
Non-binary and trans people have been detained and deported at Dubai airport and being gay is effectively criminalised in the UAE People who define themselves as neither male nor female…
These bats are the only mammals known to mate more like birds
As the only mammals that can fly, bats are the oddballs of the mammalian world. But serotine bats stand out for another, glaringly obvious reason — when erect, a male’s…
AI identifies non-smokers at high risk for lung cancer
Frontal chest X-ray shows a small nodular opacity (arrow) in the left upper lung zone. Axial, non-contrast, low-dose chest CT scan shows a 9-mm solid nodule (arrow) in the left…
Binance to pay billions in US in money laundering case, CEO resigns
Binance has agreed to pay more than $4 billion to resolve most of the US investigations into it, and CEO Changpeng Zhao has resigned. Binance chief executive Changpeng Zhao pleaded…
Does spaceflight increase men’s risk of erectile dysfunction?
Credit: CC0 Public Domain During missions into space, astronauts are exposed to high levels of galactic cosmic radiation and weightlessness. Simulation experiments in male rats indicated that these aspects of…
Obesity may not be the only factor to link ultra-processed foods to higher risk of mouth, throat and esophagus cancers
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Eating more ultra-processed foods (UPFs) may be associated with a higher risk of developing cancers of the upper aerodigestive tract (including the mouth, throat and esophagus),…
Divers recover obsidian cores from Neolithic shipwreck
Underwater archaeologists from the Superintendency of the Metropolitan Area of Naples have recovered obsidian cores from the remains of a Neolithic shipwreck off the coast of Capri. The wreck was…
‘Ineffable cryptography’ to protect critical infrastructure from cyber attacks
Credit: Sora Shimazaki from Pexels Australia’s critical infrastructure—including ports, energy grids and water supplies—reported 143 cyber attacks over the past year, up from 95 incidents the year before. In response…
Using human stem cells to model a severe epilepsy syndrome and identify a potential targeted treatment
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Mutations in the SCN3A gene cause a spectrum of neurological conditions collectively referred to as SCN3A-related neurodevelopmental disorders, which includes different types of epilepsy and brain…
