Science X Dialog

Science X Dialog is where researchers can share news and information about their own published journal articles.
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Dialog / Stress and disillusionment with med school: It's not just about med school

As psychiatrists practicing within medical schools, we provide care not only for general patients but also for medical students struggling with emotional distress. Most aspects of medical school—academic, clinical, and ...

Jul 9, 2025 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Dialog / High-performance BaZrS₃ solar cells powered by inorganic delafossite HTLs: A step toward replacing Spiro-OMeTAD

As the global demand for clean and sustainable energy continues to surge, the photovoltaic sector remains at the forefront of this transition. Lead halide perovskite solar cells (LHPs) have long been celebrated for their ...

Jul 7, 2025 in Chemistry
Dialog / How protected are protected areas? What monitoring birds tells us about park management in Togo, West Africa

Protected areas are crucial for wildlife conservation, but many are under unprecedented pressure associated with exponential human population growth in West Africa. In Togo, two national parks that previously hosted iconic ...

Jul 7, 2025 in Biology
Dialog / Luna v1.0 & FlexQAOA bring constraint-aware quantum optimization to real-world problems

Aqarios' platform Luna v1.0 marks a major milestone in quantum optimization. This release significantly improves usability, performance, and real-world applicability by introducing FlexQAOA, a hybrid quantum algorithm designed ...

Jul 4, 2025 in Software
Dialog / Patient education in cardiac rehab: A personal reflection on building a more inclusive and empowering future

I grew up and began my career in Brazil, where access to health care and education—especially in low-resource settings—was not guaranteed. Early in my clinical work, I witnessed how empowering patients with knowledge ...

Jul 3, 2025 in Health
Dialog / Unveiling hedgehog topological defects in three dimensional glasses

I've always been fascinated by how materials break down, especially glasses and polymers that don't have a regular crystal structure. Unlike crystals, where we understand plasticity through things like dislocations, amorphous ...

Jul 3, 2025 in Physics
Dialog / Edible microlasers made from food-safe materials can serve as barcodes and biosensors

If you've ever consumed food made with olive oil, there's a good chance you've unknowingly ingested materials capable of producing lasers. Researchers have recently demonstrated edible microlasers—tiny lasers made entirely ...

Jul 2, 2025 in Physics
Dialog / Can sweets be addictive? First validated tool aims to measure the behavior

Why is it so hard to stop at just one cookie? For many people, sweet foods like chocolate, pastries, and candy aren't just a treat—they're a source of craving, guilt and emotional struggle. A newly published pilot study ...

Jun 30, 2025 in Health
Dialog / The hidden problem in emergency department STI care: Overtreating men, undertreating women

When I work shifts in the emergency department, I often find myself weighing two imperfect options for patients who might have a sexually transmitted infection. Should I administer antibiotics "just in case," or wait for ...

Dialog / Lessons from the heartwood: Resilience in regenerating redwoods

As trees grow larger, their heartwood proportion increases and eventually accounts for most of the biomass. Heartwood decay resistance depends on the type and amount of protective chemicals (extractives) deposited therein. ...

Jun 26, 2025 in Biology
Dialog / A new atomistic route to viscosity—even near the glass transition

We rarely think about how liquids flow—why honey is thick, water is thin or how molten plastic moves through machines. But for scientists and engineers, understanding and predicting the viscosity of materials, especially ...

Jun 24, 2025 in Physics
Dialog / Triazatruxene hole transport layers enhance the performance of Sb₂(S,Se)₃ solar cells

Antimony selenosulfide (Sb2(S,Se)3) solar cells are emerging as a strong candidate for next-generation thin-film photovoltaics due to their tunable bandgap, strong optical absorption and composition from Earth-abundant, nontoxic ...

Jun 24, 2025 in Energy & Green Tech