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Low-cost 'solar absorber' promising for future power plants

Researchers have shown how to modify commercially available silicon wafers into a structure that efficiently absorbs solar energy and withstands the high temperatures needed for Concentrated Solar Power Plants that might run up to 24 hours a day.

Apr 5th, 2017

A novel method for the fabrication of active-matrix 3-D pressure sensors

Researchers present a novel method of fabricating a transistor-type active-matrix pressure sensor using foldable substrates and air-dielectric layers.

Apr 5th, 2017

Carbon nanotubes self-assemble into tiny transistors

Researchers have developed a method to select semiconducting nanotubes from a solution and make them self-assemble on a circuit of gold electrodes.

Apr 5th, 2017

Seaweed: From superfood to superconductor

Researchers have made a seaweed-derived material to help boost the performance of superconductors, lithium-ion batteries and fuel cells.

Apr 5th, 2017

Quantum transport goes ballistic

Scientists have shot an electron through an III-V semiconductor nanowire integrated on silicon for the first time. This achievement will form the basis for sophisticated quantum wire devices for future integrated circuits used in advanced powerful computational systems.

Apr 5th, 2017

Turning back time: Watching rust transform into iron

Using a state-of-the-art microscopy technique, experimenters have witnessed a slow-motion, atomic-scale transformation of rust - iron oxide - back to pure iron metal, in all of its chemical steps.

Apr 5th, 2017

Engineers develop novel lens for super-resolution imaging

Discovery breaks resolution limitations in microscopy; Potential applications in high precision failure inspection and biological research.

Apr 5th, 2017

Predicting the limits of friction

Materials scientists have developed a model to predict the limits of friction behavior of metals based on materials properties - how hard you can push on materials or how much current you can put through them before they stop working properly.

Apr 5th, 2017

Magnetic memories - Damping gives a faster switch

Controlling memory with electric fields enables faster and more energy-efficient computing.

Apr 5th, 2017

The perfect pattern to trap light

Superimposing two lattices of similar periods creates structures that researchers can design to control and localize light.

Apr 5th, 2017

To e-, or not to e-, the question for the exotic 'Si-III' phase of silicon

Discovery of semiconducting properties of Si-III might lead to unpredictable technological advancement.

Apr 4th, 2017

How nanoparticles affect flow through porous stuff in surprising ways

Using analytical and numerical analysis, researchers learn more about an important fluid dynamics phenomenon.

Apr 4th, 2017

Tailoring nanoparticles to evade immune cells and prevent inflammatory response

Researchers showed that the systemic administration of nanoparticles triggers an inflammatory response because of blood components accumulating on their surface. This finding may help researchers create more effective ways to avoid activating the immune system and more precisely direct therapies in patients.