Solar cell discovery opens a new window to powering tomorrow's cities
Buildings of the future may come equipped with windows that can generate their own electricity.
Nov 23rd, 2017
Read moreBuildings of the future may come equipped with windows that can generate their own electricity.
Nov 23rd, 2017
Read moreResearchers have developed a prototype of a novel solid sodium battery with the potential to store extra energy.
Nov 23rd, 2017
Read moreResearcher wins Air Force Young Investigator Award to develop next-generation hybrid optical communications.
Nov 22nd, 2017
Read moreTiny remotely operated robots could be designed to diagnose and treat illness in hard-to-reach areas of the human body, research suggests.
Nov 22nd, 2017
Read moreShooting electrons at diamonds can introduce quantum sensors into them.
Nov 22nd, 2017
Read moreResearchers have shed light on the behavior of electrical contacts in carbon semiconductor nanotubes - a revelation that could pave the way to next-generation electronics.
Nov 22nd, 2017
Read morePhysicists open the door to the first direct measurement of Berry curvature in solid matter.
Nov 22nd, 2017
Read moreAbility to produce more accurate images more quickly could aid diagnostic medicine.
Nov 21st, 2017
Read moreCarbon nanotubes (CNTs) either cannot be combined adequately with other materials, or if they can be combined, they then lose their beneficial properties. Scientists have now developed an alternative method, with which CNTs can be combined with other materials, so that they retain their characteristic properties.
Nov 21st, 2017
Read moreA team of researchers has for the first time observed nanoscale changes deep inside hybrid perovskite crystals that could offer new insights into developing low-cost, high-efficiency solar cells.
Nov 21st, 2017
Read moreResearchers have developed a method for synthesising Europium (II) oxide nanoparticles - a ferromagnetic semiconductor that is relevant for data storage and data transport.
Nov 21st, 2017
Read moreScientists take advantage of electron microscopes to see tiny nanostructures in fine detail and learn what happens when they are exposed to heat, radiation, and mechanical forces. One area they are interested in are nanostructured metal alloys (metals mixed with other elements) that incorporate nanometer-sized features into classical materials to enhance their performance.
Nov 21st, 2017
Read moreAn international team of researchers use tiny silicon nano-cylinders as the ultra-stable hands of a clock. Using a laser to levitate the tiny rod, they make the nano-hands tick with pulses of polarized light.
Nov 21st, 2017
Read moreSemiconductor study shows that the coupling between electrons and thermal vibrations may be sapping energy from LEDs.
Nov 21st, 2017
Read moreResearchers have developed new nanomapping technology that could transform the way disease-causing genetic mutations are diagnosed and discovered.
Nov 21st, 2017
Read moreAn international team of researchers has examined the optical and dielectric properties of thin macroscopic films based on single-walled carbon nanotubes and obtained an explanation for the metallic nature of their conductivity using infrared and terahertz spectroscopy.
Nov 21st, 2017
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