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7-Oct-2025

 

Global efficiency record set for large triple-junction perovskite solar cell

University of Sydney
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Scientists have set a record for solar technology, creating the largest and most efficient triple-junction perovskite-perovskite-silicon tandem solar cell reported, a vital step to stabilise next-generation renewable energy technology.

Journal

Nature Nanotechnology

Funder

Australian Renewable Energy Agency, National Natural Science Foundation of China, Australian Research Council, Javna Agencija za Raziskovalno Dejavnost RS

7-Oct-2025

 

Scientists create ChatGPT-like AI model for neuroscience to build one of the most detailed mouse brain maps to date

Allen Institute
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Scientists have created one of the most detailed mammalian brain maps to date using artificial intelligence to predict cellular regions based on molecular data. CellTransformer, the powerful AI model, used a ChatGPT-like process to understand regional organization based on brain cell (transcriptomic) data.

Journal

Nature Communications

7-Oct-2025

Johns Hopkins researchers develop AI to predict risk of US car crashes

Johns Hopkins University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

In a significant step towards improving road safety, Johns Hopkins University researchers have developed an A.I.-based based tool that can identify the risk factors contributing to car crashes across the United States and to accurately predict future incidents.  

Journal

Nature Communications

7-Oct-2025

 

Powerful and precise multi-color lasers now fit on a single chip

Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers at Columbia Engineering have developed a compact light source that generates dozens of high-power wavelengths, paving the way for a new generation of data center hardware and portable sensing technologies.

Journal

Nature Photonics

Funder

ARO, ARPA-E, PINE, PIPES, EmPho Program, IMOD

7-Oct-2025

 

In vivo gene therapy: lentiviral vectors into the spotlight

Fondazione Telethon

Lentiviral vectors, long used in ex vivo gene therapy, are gaining attention for in vivo use. Luigi Naldini, Director of the San Raffaele Telethon Institute for Gene Therapy and a pioneer in the field, emphasizes their untapped potential across tissues and diseases. Rising academic and industry interest marks a new era for scalable, versatile gene therapies.

Journal

Nature

Funder

Fondazione Telethon

7-Oct-2025

 

The internet favors the development of flexible identities among language learners

University of Córdoba
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A review reveals that the interplay between technology, identity, and languages involves and encourages multiple identities, language mixing, and support for minority languages

Journal

International Journal of Multilingualism

7-Oct-2025

 

Scientists agree chemicals can affect behavior, but industry workers more reluctant about safety testing

University of Portsmouth
Peer-Reviewed Publication

An international study has revealed reluctance from industry scientists to testing chemicals for their effects on human and wildlife behaviour, despite growing evidence linking environmental pollutants to neurological disorders and behavioural changes.

Journal

Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management