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Solar power just hit a new milestone. Chinese researchers broke the 10% efficiency barrier for selenium solar cells for the first time, reaching 10.3%.
What makes this exciting: selenium cells have wider bandgaps and high efficiency potential. The team used optimized contacts, light-driven crystallization, and special annealing techniques.
The result? Stable devices that lost minimal efficiency after 1,000 hours of testing.

Chinese scientists push selenium solar cells beyond 10% efficiency
Researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences have set a world record for selenium solar cells, achieving 10.3% efficiency for the first time above the 10% threshold. The breakthrough was enabled by optimized charge-selective contacts, light-driven crystallization, and post-deposition annealing, producing stable devices with a 1.03 V open-circuit voltage.

https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2025/11/22/campbell-soup-exec-caught-on-secret-recording-slamming-product-people-who-buy-it/
The exec caught on the recording was Campbell’s CISO.

Campbell Soup exec caught on secret recording slamming product, people who buy it
An executive with Campbell Soup Company was caught on a secret recording slamming the company’s product and belittling the people who buy it.

We don’t bring up salmonella to scare you but to prepare you.
For what it’s worth, salmonella tends to be found way more frequently in chicken than whole turkey,
but the tips below apply to both birds (as well as just about any other) you wish to eat.
https://www.propubli…

Protect Yourself From Salmonella Over the Holidays
Because talking politics with your family is the only thing that should ruin your festivities.

Bloomberg Media COO Julia Beizer is leaving the company, a source says to lead Microsoft's AI news product, working under Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman (Mark Stenberg/Adweek)
https://www.adweek.com/media/bloomberg-media-coo-julia-beize…

EXCLUSIVE: Bloomberg Media COO Julia Beizer to Join Microsoft, Lead AI News Product
The longtime media veteran will work under Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman.

The Mongabay news source checks out. The story about the salamanders checks out.
But I'd like to know about the nuns and their cough syrup made with salamanders. Going to have to follow up on this one!
#Nature #Ecology #Science

A silent scenery in four acts...
(Selenium-toned[1] 4x6 salt print (still in final wash) plus previous work-in-progress stages... see alt text for details)
The picture/motif itself is one of my personal favorites and was taken 4 years ago in the Alpstein massif, when clouds were spontaneously forming around us, creating a wonderful light/scene/drama and a dear memory... now also as print which likely will/can outlast myself
[1] The tones will become more neutral once dry...…

#Zeteo

Imran Khan’s Sons Tell Mehdi Their Father Is Being Tortured in Solitary Confinement
Imran Khan's sons Sulaiman and Kasim Khan discuss their father's prison conditions, Trump’s failure to release him, plans to visit Pakistan, and the UK gov't refusal to protect them.

Trump illegally blends governance and family business -- particularly in Persian Gulf countries.
Since returning to office, the Trump family and businesses have announced new ventures abroad involving billions of dollars,
made hundreds of millions from cryptocurrency,
and sold tickets to a private dinner hosted by Trump.
Trump is set to host Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler, in Washington next week.
He hopes to sign a mutual defens…

Trump Organization Is Said to Be in Talks on a Saudi Government Real Estate Deal
The chief executive of a Saudi firm says a Trump-branded project is “just a matter of time.” The Trump Organization’s major foreign partner is also signaling new Saudi deals.

Sources: Palo Alto Networks is in talks to acquire Israeli cybersecurity startup Koi for $400M; Koi has raised $48M to date (Sophie Shulman/CTech)
https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/hj48m0vebe

Palo Alto Networks in negotiations to acquire one-year-old Israeli startup Koi for $400 million
The deal would extend the cyber giant’s reach in enterprise endpoint protection amid AI-driven market shifts.