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Scientists boost stability of low-cost, large-area solar modules
By Staff Reporter | Jan 28, 2019 07:09 PM ESTScientists at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) have resolved a fundamental weakness in a promising solar technology known as Perovskite Solar Cells, or PSCs. Their innovations appear to improve both the devices' stability and scalability in one fell swoop and could be key to moving PSCs to market.
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The Nerds Are Going To Save Our Planet From An Asteroid Impact....At Some Point
By Charlie Gaeta | Jun 26, 2017 11:23 PM EDTMIT students are designing a probe to study the asteroid that is heading near Earth in 2029. What they learn could help build a defense to avoid future asteroid collisions.
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Eating Vegetarian is Only Better for the Environment If You Source Your Food Correctly
By Charlie Gaeta | Jun 16, 2017 09:34 PM EDTProponents of vegetarian eating tout their diet as more earth-friendly, but they aren't always right.
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Elon Musk Wants Self-Sustaining City On Mars: Get All The Details, Here
By Ivy Greene | Jun 16, 2017 06:29 AM EDTLearn how Elon Musk will create a self-sustaining city on the Red Planet.
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A New Tool for Selecting Puppies as Future Guide Dogs
By Charlie Gaeta | Jun 15, 2017 02:00 PM EDTA new questionnaire-style tool from the University of Nottingham is established for successfully predicting the right dogs to be trained as guide dogs.
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New Simulator Allows You To Feel 2017 Total Solar Eclipse Before It Actually Occurs
By Trickos Patrick | Jun 14, 2017 01:22 AM EDTGoogle has innovated a new simulator, which allows you to know everything about an upcoming solar eclipse, including the best time to witness it from your own roof.
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A Man Needs a Pill: The Race to Find a Male Contraceptive
By Charlie Gaeta | Jun 09, 2017 06:35 PM EDTTo develop an effective contraceptive pill for men, scientists are having to go back to the original question asked in Sperm Science; What is sperm?
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Oldest Homo Sapiens Fossils Are Found in Morocco, Rewriting History of Humanity
By Catherine Rice | Jun 09, 2017 07:48 AM EDTThe fossils suggest that modern humans evolved throughout the African continent, not only in the East.
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Alien Life: Extragalactic Wow Radio Signal Mystery Solved After Forty Years
By Peter D'Souza | Jun 08, 2017 07:46 PM EDTIn 2016, the Center for Planetary Science proposed a hypothesis arguing a comet or its hydrogen cloud were a strong candidate for the source of the "Wow!" Signal. Get to know how this alien life mystery was solved.
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Coral Reefs Extinction Soon: NOAA Scientists Warn U.S. and Australia Regions
By Trickos Patrick | Jun 08, 2017 04:44 AM EDTA team of scientists from NOAA pointed for the vast disappearance of coral reefs; know more here
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A New Study Suggests That Our Galaxy Resides In A Celestial Void
By Peter D'Souza | Jun 08, 2017 04:23 AM EDTThere are lots of mysteries hidden in our limitless universe, nobody even knows whether there is any endpoint of this universe or not. Get to know more about our very own galaxy.
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Scientists Are One Step Closer to Predicting the Human Lifespan Using Artificial Intelligence
By Catherine Rice | Jun 10, 2017 09:03 AM EDTMedical images and artificial intelligence are being used to predict patients' lifespans, according to new research.
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This Color-Changing Tattoo Could Be A Lifesaver
By Tabitha Shiflett | Jun 09, 2017 09:48 AM EDTResearchers at MIT and Harvard Medical School have discovered a new way to make life easier for diabetics using bio-sensing tattoos.
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Alien Planet: Astronomers Discover Hottest Giant Planet KELT-9B
By Peter D'Souza | Jun 07, 2017 08:29 AM EDTAstronomers have discovered the hottest alien planet ever known, with a dayside temperature of more than 4,300 degrees Celsius.In fact, this planet, called KELT-9b, is hotter than most stars, according to a study published in the journal Nature.
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Brown Dwarf Seen From Project Backyard Worlds Near Solar System
By Peter D'Souza | Jun 06, 2017 07:39 PM EDTGet to know how NASA's Backyard Worlds detected a brown dwarf.
