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Tech Xplore / Cesium chloride seed layer helps vacuum-grown tandem solar cells reach 30.3% efficiency
Perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells achieve significantly higher efficiencies than silicon solar cells on their own. One particularly attractive method is co-evaporation of the perovskite precursor molecules on top of the ...
Medical Xpress / Netherlands reports West Nile virus death
Dutch authorities said Wednesday that a patient had died from West Nile virus, which has seen a growing number of cases in Europe this year.
Medical Xpress / Dementia with Lewy bodies: Why are some brain regions more affected than others?
Dementia with Lewy bodies is one of the most common forms of dementia in older adults, after Alzheimer's disease. It takes its name from "Lewy bodies," abnormal clumps of a protein called alpha-synuclein, first identified ...
Medical Xpress / Three-drug treatment regimen shows promise for difficult-to-treat brain lymphoma
A collaborative clinical study led by National Taiwan University Hospital (NTUH) and Taiwan Clinical Oncology Group, National Health Research Institutes (TCOG, NHRI) has yielded promising results for a new therapeutic regimen ...
Medical Xpress / New clues about the causes of severe headaches
Cluster headache is a rare neurological disorder characterized by sudden, severe headache attacks. Due to the extreme pain, it is sometimes referred to as "suicide headache," and the underlying causes remain largely unknown. ...
Phys.org / What has the return‑to‑office movement taught us? People, not technology, help companies get ahead
We like to believe that whatever ails a company can be fixed by digitizing it. And technology is easy to swap. Rip out the old system, bolt in the new one, declare yourself modern. But a company is not its buildings, its ...
Medical Xpress / Culture change may help firefighters reduce cancer risk
A soot-caked helmet and grimy turnout gear have long been symbols of grit and experience among American firefighters. Yet exposure to contaminated equipment can increase the risk of cancer. Now, attitudes toward protective ...
Phys.org / Historic sulfur emissions—the likely cause of damage to Murujuga rock art
Murujuga is a sacred cultural landscape of land and sea Country across the Burrup Peninsula and Dampier Archipelago in Western Australia's Pilbara region.
Medical Xpress / The Medicare GLP-1 discount has one big catch: Some sick patients don't qualify
About 1 in 5 American adults have taken a GLP-1 medication, and most of them, including those with health insurance, say the drugs are difficult to afford. Federal law has long barred Medicare from covering drugs prescribed ...
Phys.org / Human rights expert explains why labor trafficking often hides in plain sight
It can happen in fields, restaurants, hotels and construction sites—a type of human trafficking often hiding in plain sight and receiving far less media coverage. Labor trafficking is a human rights violation in which individuals ...
Medical Xpress / GLP-1 meds prompt rethink of obesity and eating disorder care
Obesity and eating disorders have traditionally been treated as separate areas of health care—but the rapid rise of GLP-1 medicines is increasingly bringing the two together. Adelaide University researchers say the growing ...
Phys.org / Plant-like chemical gardens show how simple reactions build complex structures
The famous quote by Cicero, "If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need," reminds us that the beauty of life lies in the harmony between nature and knowledge. More than 2,000 years later, this idea still ...