Lyu works with postdoctoral researcher Shan Jai in the UB Media Forensics Lab. Credit: Meredith Forrest Kulwicki/University at Buffalo When misleading information spreads online, it can spread fast. Yet many…
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Bidirectional coordinator enhances ion arrangement in perovskite solar cells
(a) Cross-sectional SEM images of the perovskite films deposited on the control- and CsX-treated SnO2, configured as FTO/control- and CsX-treated SnO2/Perovskite/Spiro-OMeTAD. (b) GIXRD spectra of the perovskite films deposited on…
Brazil’s shutdown of X fans debate over free speech curbs
Supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro (2019-2022) hold a sign thanking X social media platform owner Elon Musk, during an Independence day rally in Sao Paulo, Brazil on September…
How online crowds wield power, for good and bad
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain How do online crowds form, grow and behave? How do they wield influence? What distinguishes desirable crowd activism from mob harassment? In the summer of 2022,…
Is cooling paint the key to turning down the planet’s temperature dial?
Rooftop cooling paint reduced the interior temperature of temporary storage sheds in Texas and Northeastern’s Burlington campus this summer by at least 5°C. Credit: Northeastern University The summer of 2024…
Robot leg powered by artificial muscles outperforms conventional designs
While conventional robotic legs are driven by an electromagnetic rotary motor (left), for their musculoskeletal system the researchers use electrohydraulic actuators – i.e. artificial muscles (right). Credit: Thomas Buchner /…
