Day: February 24, 2023

Small amounts of air pollution increase risk of heart attack, death: study

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Small amounts of air pollution increase risk of heart attack, death: study

Air pollution detected at some of the lowest levels in the US can prompt fatal heart attacks and strokes, according to alarming new findings published in the JAMA Open Network on Friday. Authors of the study — one of the largest of its kind with data collected from 3.7 million Californians — blasted current federal … Read more

New method creates material that could create the next generation of solar cells

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New method creates material that could create the next generation of solar cells

Perovskites, a family of materials with unique electric properties, show promise for use in a variety fields, including next-generation solar cells. A team of scientists has now created a new process to fabricate large perovskite devices that is more cost- and time-effective than previously possible and that they said may accelerate future materials discovery. Source … Read more