Working in the dark Because silver iodide is photosensitive, the scientists performed their experiments largely in the dark, with only dim red lighting used. (Courtesy: TU Wien) Silver iodide crystals ...

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In a typical organic solar cell, an electron-donating material is interfaced with an electron acceptor. When the donor absorbs a photon, one of its electrons may jump across the interface, creating a ...

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But for all the difficulties, I’m excited by the prospect of the wind turbines supporting the local energy needs. I can’t wait for the day when I’m on my balcony, solar panels at my side, sipping a ...

The blank horizontal bar is the galactic plane area, which was excluded from the analysis to avoid strong astrophysical ...

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Almost every image that will be taken by future space observatories in low-Earth orbit could be tainted due to light contamination from satellites. That is according to a new analysis from researchers ...

This episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast features Tim Hsieh of Canada’s Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics. We explore some of today’s hottest topics in quantum science and technology ...