A durable, multilayered thin film is a possible replacement for expensive indium-based electrodes in devices…
Month: June 2013
Exotic alloys for potential energy applications
“Thermoelectric materials,” used in wine refrigerators and spacecraft, promise to help deliver greener energy in…
‘Big givers’ get punished for being nonconformists
People punish generous group members by rejecting them socially — even when the generosity benefits…
Turning off cells in habit-associated brain region prevents rats from learning to run maze on autopilot
Neuroscientists have now shown that they can prevent habits from taking root. Our daily routines…
Chemists work to desalinate the ocean for drinking water, one nanoliter at a time
By creating a small electrical field that removes salts from seawater, chemists have introduced a…
Food contaminants worsen metabolic problems in obese mice
Certain food contaminants are suspected of triggering metabolic disorders, or of worsening them, particularly when…
Seniors are not just wrinkly adults
Emergency patients over the age of 74 have significantly different and more complex health and…
Organic electronics: Imaging defects in solar cells
Researchers have developed a new method for visualizing material defects in thin-film solar cells.
Factory insurance would fight blight
Automakers and other private firms should be required by law to carry insurance policies to…
Polymer coatings a key step toward oral delivery of protein-based drugs
In a new study, a “bioadhesive” coating significantly improved the intestinal absorption into the bloodstream…