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Recent research published on December 21st, 2022, in the Energy Material Advances journal outlines the degradation mechanisms and examines the interfacial engineering focusing on their impacts on flexible perovskite solar cells.

Weedy grass may be effective against several human diseases Native to the southeastern United States, a weedy grass has spread northward to Canada and also made its way to Australia and Japan. Andropogon virginicus grows densely packed and up to seven feet tall, disrupting growth patterns of other plants and competing for resources. When burned, it grows back stronger. There is no way to effectively remove the weed once it has invaded. But there might be a way to use it to human advantage. An ...

New method reveals how pharmaceuticals induce cancer cell death Cancer cells are smart when it comes to anti-cancer drugs, evolving and becoming resistant to even the strongest chemotherapies over time. To combat this evasive behavior, researchers have developed a method named D 2O-probed CANcer Susceptibility Test Ramanometry (D 2O-CANST-R) to see, at single-cell/organelle level, how pharmaceuticals induce cancer cell death and how cancer cells adapt. The research, conducted by the Qingdao Ins...

Researchers find mechanism underlying plasticity in adult brains Developing brains constantly sprout new neuronal connections called synapses as they learn and remember. Important connections — the ones that are repeatedly introduced, such as how to avoid danger — are nurtured and reinforced, while connections deemed unnecessary are pruned away. Adult brains undergo similar pruning, but it was unclear how or why synapses in the adult brain get eliminated. Now, a team of KAIST researchers ha...