New survey reveals alarming rates of delta-8 use among teens

According to a recent analysis, approximately 11% of 12th-grade students in the United States have reported using delta-8-tetrahydrocannabinol (delta-8-THC), a psychoactive substance derived from hemp, in the past year. This data was gathered from the 2023 Monitoring the Future survey, which is…

Innovative Pan-Sharpening Technique Boosts Quality of Remote Sensing Images

A team of scientists, led by Prof. Xie Chengjun and Assoc. Prof. Zhang Jie from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has unveiled a pioneering technique for enhancing remote sensing images. Their breakthrough was published in the prestigious journal, IEEE…

Breakthrough in Bifunctional Catalysts for Electrochemical Systems

A group of scientists has created a method to enhance the effectiveness and longevity of electrodes by using bifunctional catalysts made from platinum-nickel alloys with an octahedral structure, capable of both generating and reducing oxygen. The findings have been published in Advanced Energy…

PDRF: The Future of 3D Imaging and Early Detection of Skin Tumors

Scientists at Johns Hopkins University have revolutionized the process of converting blurry images into crisp, focused ones with their breakthrough technique, Progressively Deblurring Radiance Field (PDRF). This innovative approach, developed by Cheng Peng, a post-doctoral fellow at the…