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This article is included in the following additional categories:Perovskite solar cells have the potential to revolutionize the renewable energy sector by offering significant efficiency improvements over traditional silicon-based photovoltaics, but as industry aims to commercialize the technology, researchers are grappling with significant stability challenges that must be overcome before it can be widely adopted.The future and possibilities of perovskitesHalide perovskites, a family of materials named after Russian mineralogist Lev Perovsky, have seen significant improvements in solar cell efficiency over the past decade. Since first reported efficiencies of around 3% in 2009, perovskite cells have improved rapidly, now achieving efficiencies of…

As we all know, PlayStation has long dominated the European console market – specifically, in countries such as France and Germany, where Sony's systems are nearly unbeatable – and while these countries are incredibly important regions, they are often overlooked due to the focus on commercial trends in English-speaking markets such as the US and UK. PlayStation's success in Europe is, of course, down to a lot of factors, but at a fundamental level, the company has always been keen to raise its profile through partnerships. For decades, it has partnered with the UEFA Champions League, Europe's most prestigious football…

August 8, 2024 Wake Forest University's Healthy Exercise and Lifestyles Program (HELPS) is accepting applications for the Therapeutic Lifestyle Change program for the Fall 2024 semester. Therapeutic Lifestyle Change is a 12-week program offered at no cost to full-time, permanent employees at Wake Forest University. The program is designed to help and support individuals who want to make healthy changes but don't know where to start. Therapeutic lifestyle change is a medically guided and expert-supervised program that utilizes exercise and education to help develop a healthy, active lifestyle. Beginning September 11th, in-person group sessions will be held every Wednesday from…

15,000 eye doctors spend $700 million a year on telephone attendants who earn $20 an hour.After handling more than 300,000 patient calls, RingIQ.ai found that operators missed 20% of patient calls and failed to schedule 30% of appointment requests.HOUSTON, Aug. 8, 2024–(BUSINESS WIRE)–RingIQ.ai has launched a new AI service to help answer patient calls. RingIQ.ai's artificial intelligence learns each individual clinic's appointment policies, exam types, doctor schedules, fees, insurance, location/driving directions, holidays, and more. RingIQ.ai then answers calls with conversational fluency and intelligence, 24/7.Telephone answering is usually an entry-level job and involves multitasking: greeting patients, filling out medical forms, navigating…

For Olympics viewers who have recently been dreaming of a trip to Paris, budget airlines are selling affordable tickets that will make a trip to France a reality. North Atlantic recently updated several one-way discount offers, including one-way tickets from New York (JFK) to Paris (CDG) for as low as $112 through the fall through 2025. From the West Coast, you can get one-way tickets from Los Angeles (LAX) to Paris (CDG) for as low as $188 through the fall.All the deals are listed on Norse's main homepage, where travelers can filter flight results by entering their location or destination,…

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone cemented her status as one of the greatest athletes of the modern era by breaking her own world record in the Olympic 400m hurdles final with a time of 50.37 seconds.The 25-year-old demonstrated her mastery of the six-time world record event by comfortably beating Dutch powerhouse Femke Boll (52.15) to third place at the Stade de France on Thursday night. Anna Cockrell of the United States took silver in 51.87.McLaughlin-Levrone is scheduled to compete in the 4x400m relay later this week, where she has a chance to win the third Olympic gold medal of her career.With this gold…

the host Minnesota Governor Tim Walz is the man Vice President Kamala Harris has chosen as her running mate. Walz, a former U.S. congressman, high school teacher and National Guardsman, has a down-to-earth Midwestern vibe and a liberal background. As governor, he signed bills to expand abortion rights and transgender medical care, and represented a battleground district in the House of Representatives. Meanwhile, new research shows that the number of abortions performed in the U.S. since the overturning of Roe v. Wade continued to rise through the beginning of this year, frustrating abortion opponents who are looking for more ways…

United Nations counter-terrorism officials have warned that Afghanistan's notorious Islamic State terror group poses the biggest external terrorism threat to Europe and the rest of the world. “Daesh-K has strengthened its financial and logistical capabilities over the past six months, including with support from the diaspora in Afghanistan and Central Asian countries,” Deputy Secretary-General for Counterterrorism Vladimir Voronkov said on Thursday. ISIS has established bases in eastern and northern Afghanistan, particularly in Nangarhar province which it considers its stronghold in the war-torn country. ISIS has claimed responsibility for several deadly attacks in Afghanistan and the surrounding region in recent years.…

NATIONWIDE — Tracy Vontelle Green and Nancey Harris, founders of Vontelle, the fastest growing Black woman-owned eyewear brand, are proud to be named to the prestigious Forbes Lifestyle 50 of 2024. This incredible recognition places Vontelle among an esteemed group of bold, brave and beautiful women who are not only culture creators but also leading the way in redefining industry standards. It is a great honor for them to be recognized in this way; it is a strong reminder of their mission to push boundaries and set a new standard for size inclusivity in the eyewear industry. Vontelle is committed…

The plant-based meat industry is in trouble: U.S. sales slumped last year as pandemic-era enthusiasm for vegan burgers and sausages continued to wane. Beyond Meat, once a darling of the plant-based craze and the first of its kind to go public in 2019, has become a warning example of the tough road ahead for similar companies.Beyond Meat released its second-quarter 2024 financial results. Revenue was down 8.8% compared to the second quarter of 2023, and sales volumes were down 14%, but the profit margins the company earned on each of its products increased.”We are encouraged by many of the results…