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Tech Xplore / Degrading dopants could boost organic semiconductor charge levels 100-fold
Organic semiconductors are carbon-based materials that can conduct electricity and can be used for flexible, lightweight and potentially low-cost electronic devices. While the technology is promising, performance challenges ...
Phys.org / Small portfolio shifts could deliver major food sustainability gains, UK analysis finds
Leading UK food and drink manufacturers could significantly improve the overall nutrition and sustainability of their products by making changes to 10% or less of their existing product line, according to new research in ...
Medical Xpress / Driving through water is the biggest cause of death during floods—here's how it can happen
With climate change leading to more extreme and prolonged heavy rainfall across the northern hemisphere, flooding is a risk, especially in fall and winter.
Phys.org / Children from armed forces families have extra educational challenges
Service children are children of current or former armed forces personnel. Being a service child can be a source of pride, resilience and determination. Yet service life brings experiences and challenges their civilian peers ...
Medical Xpress / For people with a rare skin disorder, high allergy risk adds another burden
For as long as Laura Hogan, 69, can remember, living with the rare skin condition lamellar ichthyosis has meant more than managing painful blisters and scaly skin. Throughout her life, she also has dealt with food allergies, ...
Phys.org / How much do financial institutions really care about relationships?
How do you measure the value of a relationship? One way is forbearance—what the involved parties would give up to stay together. That's the principle used by Stephen Karolyi, associate professor of finance at the Costello ...
Medical Xpress / Third malaria death in Germany from outbreak tied to Frankfurt Airport
One person died from malaria in Frankfurt and another was infected, local health officials said Thursday, the latest cases in a malaria outbreak linked to the city's airport.
Phys.org / How a pathogen turns flowers into leaves
Scientists have found how a protein produced by bacteria disrupts the mechanism that controls flower development in plants, turning reproductive organs into leaf-like structures. These findings shed light on a plant disease ...
Tech Xplore / OpenAI flags concerning new AI behavior and vows to track it more closely
OpenAI has disclosed six reports of "unexpected or concerning" behavior in artificial-intelligence models as the debate on AI safety becomes increasingly heated.
Tech Xplore / New California law mandates AI performer disclosure in ads
Advertisers must disclose the use of AI-generated performers to consumers in California under a new law signed Wednesday by the state's governor.
Tech Xplore / Advertising is coming to AI chatbots—and it could influence the answers you get
When Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page were still university researchers, they warned that advertising could undermine the trustworthiness of search engines.
Phys.org / Why most rivers don't respond to storms the same way twice
The same amount of rain falling on the same landscape at different times can send very different amounts of water into its rivers, according to a new study in Nature Water. The research offers a global picture of how catchments ...
