significantly
-
Physics
A hybrid state of light and material can significantly improve the brightness of the OLED
Research and Extended Map Overview. Credit: Advanced Optical Materials (2025). doi:10.1002/adom.202403046 Researchers have developed a theoretical model that predicts a significant increase in the brightness of organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) by exploiting a new quantum state called polytons. Integrating Polaritons into OLEDS requires effective discovery of new materials, making practical implementation an exciting challenge. OLED technology has become a…
Read More » -
Earth
Satellite measurements significantly improve ocean floor maps
Using satellite altimetry data from SWOT, scientists created a global map of ocean gravity and discovered thousands of new seamounts. (Etvös is a unit that measures the ocean’s vertical gravity gradient.) Credit: Yao Yu et al, Science (2024). DOI: 10.1126/science.ads4472 The Surface Water Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission instrument has enabled the clearest satellite-generated ocean floor map to date, according to…
Read More » -
Nanotechnology
Study finds drug-loaded hydrogel microelectrode arrays significantly improve performance of brain-computer interfaces
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A research group led by Professor Cai Xinxia of the Institute of Aerospace Information (AIR), Chinese Academy of Sciences, has developed a new drug-loaded hydrogel-coated microelectrode array (MEA) that enables long-term, high-quality detection. Nerve activity. The study was published in the journal Biosensors and Bioelectronics. Traditional MEAs often cause inflammation in the brain due to mechanical…
Read More » -
Environment
Report: Countries need to significantly step up climate adaptation efforts and close fiscal gaps
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain As climate impacts intensify, hitting the world’s most vulnerable people hardest, the United Nations Environment Program’s (UNEP) Adaptation Gap Report 2024: Hell and high water is coming, calls for countries to make commitments. It turns out that climate adaptation efforts need to be dramatically stepped up, starting with Take action on funding at COP29. Global average…
Read More » -
Environment
Research: Even if warming is kept below 1.5°C, wildfires will significantly reduce the amount of carbon absorbed by land.
The percentage of burned area at 1.5°C and 2.0°C for each GFED region will change from the current time. Credit: Nature Geoscience (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41561-024-01554-7 One of the objectives of the Paris Agreement was to “continue our efforts” to keep global warming below 1.5°C, but even this ambitious goal will continue to grow as wildfires become more intense and frequent.…
Read More » -
Environment
North Sea oil pollution is ‘significantly underestimated’, new report suggests
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Growing up in Aberdeen, Scotland, the shadow of the Piper Alpha disaster loomed large over our community. A tragic explosion on an oil drilling platform in 1988 claimed the lives of 167 people. At that time, I was fortunate not to know about the impact that disaster would have on the ecosystem. However, the 670 tonne…
Read More »
