Credit: CC0 Public Domain Contemporary economic challenges in Africa appear to be shifting the continent into a new era of development. From COVID-19 to war-induced inflation, many countries in Africa are facing significant economic challenges. The crises of recent years come on top of longer-term increases in debt, especially after the 2014 commodity price shock. … Read more
Credit: Matter (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.matt.2024.08.019 University of Nebraska–Lincoln materials scientists are exploring the physical properties of MXenes, a fast-growing family of two-dimensional materials with the potential for many nanotechnology applications. The team’s work builds on about two decades of research into graphenes, another family of 2D materials with important uses across many domains but which … Read more
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Workplace bullying poses a serious threat to employees’ health and well-being. A recent study conducted at the University of Eastern Finland sheds new light on the impact of social relationships on workplace bullying. Workplace bullying is a complex phenomenon where the bully can be a colleague, a supervisor, a workplace clique … Read more