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Mar 23 2025CELEBRITIES

A Life of Resilience and Advocacy

Kitty Dukakis, the former first lady of Massachusetts, passed away at the age of 88. Her family announced her death on Saturday, noting that she had been surrounded by loved ones. Dukakis was known for her openness about her struggles with depression and addiction. She used her experiences to inspir

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Mar 22 2025CELEBRITIES

A Life of Advocacy and Resilience

Kitty Dukakis was a woman who stood out for her advocacy work, particularly in mental health and addiction. She passed away at 88, surrounded by her family. Kitty was married to Michael Dukakis, a former governor and presidential candidate. Her journey was marked by both personal struggles and a dee

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Mar 22 2025TECHNOLOGY

Smart Sprinklers for the Modern Home

Spring is around the corner, and with it comes the need for efficient watering solutions. One brand stepping up to the plate is Meross, which has been busy adding to its lineup of HomeKit-compatible products. Their latest offering is a smart sprinkler timer, designed to make outdoor watering a breez

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Mar 21 2025SCIENCE

Tin Solar Cells: A New Spin on Efficiency

The world of solar energy is always buzzing with new ideas. One of the latest focuses on tin-based perovskite solar cells. These cells have a special material called PSS. It's great at moving positive charges, but it has a big flaw. The acids in PSS react badly with the ITO electrode. This reaction

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Mar 20 2025SCIENCE

Boosting Tin-Based Solar Cells with a Smart Interface Trick

Tin-based perovskite solar cells (Sn-PSCs) have a problem. The material used to help transport charges, PEDOT:PSS, isn't doing a great job. It's not stable, and it doesn't work well with the tin perovskite. This is because of some issues with how they interact at the molecular level. But there's a c

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Mar 19 2025SCIENCE

The Power of Oomplets: A New Way to Study Perception

The world of perception research is always looking for new ways to understand how humans, animals, and even machines learn to recognize different things. This is where the Oomplet Dataset Toolkit comes in. It is a free, open-source tool that can create a massive number of unique images. These images

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Mar 14 2025TECHNOLOGY

Nvidia's New Tech Brings Half-Life 2 Into the Future

Nvidia has just announced a game-changer for PC gamers. They're releasing a free demo of a fully ray-traced version of Half-Life 2. The demo will be available on March 18. This isn't just a simple update. It's a showcase of Nvidia's latest technology. Nvidia's RTX Remix modding suite is now out of b

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Mar 05 2025SCIENCE

The Surprising Truth About Hydrogen in Solar Cells

Picture this: tiny gaps in a material that were once seen as a major issue. These are hydrogen vacancies in metal-halide perovskites, which are used to make solar cells. For a long time, scientists believed these vacancies caused a lot of energy loss as heat, instead of converting it into electricit

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Feb 27 2025SCIENCE

Green Power: How Safe Solvents Boost Solar Cell Performance

Solar cells are getting a green makeover. Researchers are ditching toxic chemicals in favor of safer, eco-friendly solvents. This shift isn't just about being kind to the planet; it's also about making solar cells work better. Imagine trying to build a sandcastle with wet, sticky sand. It's a mess,

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Feb 26 2025TECHNOLOGY

Framework's Latest Laptop: A Game Changer?

Imagine a laptop that's not just an upgrade, but a whole new experience. That's what Framework has cooked up with its latest 13-inch laptop, now powered by AMD's newest Strix Point processors. You can get it as a DIY kit for $899 or a fully assembled model for $1, 099. But wait, there's more! If you

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