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Large area flexible organic photodiodes can compete with silicon devices

[ad_1] Georgia Tech lead research scientist Canek Fuentes-Hernandez possesses rigid and flexible large-area organic photodiodes whose performance is comparable to that of silicon-based photodiodes. (Credit: Canek Fuentes-Hernandez, Georgia Tech) The performance of large-area flexible organic photodiodes has advanced to the point where they can now offer advantages over conventional silicon …

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The anatomy of glacial ice loss

[ad_1] A warm climate is putting a strain on the glaciers of Greenland and Antarctica, melting them from above and below. The more they melt, the higher the sea level. When an ice cube is exposed to a heat source, such as hot water or air, it melts. Hence, it …

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First example of a rapid-fire tongue found in “weird and wonderful” extinct amphibians

[ad_1] GAINESVILLE, Florida — Fossils of bizarre armored amphibians known as albanerpetontids provide the earliest evidence of a slingshot-style language, new Science study shows. Despite having lizard-like claws, scales and tails, albanerpetontids – mercifully called “albies” for short – were amphibians, not reptiles. Their lineage was different from today’s frogs, …

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