A new way to get electricity from magnetism
'Inverse spin Hall effect' works in several organic semiconductors.
Apr 18th, 2016
Read more'Inverse spin Hall effect' works in several organic semiconductors.
Apr 18th, 2016
Read morePhysicists have discovered radical new properties in a nanomaterial which opens new possibilities for the fabrication of highly efficient thermophotovoltaic cells, which could one day harvest heat in the dark and turn it into electricity.
Apr 18th, 2016
Read moreThe pulse splitting phenomenon, called soliton fission, could lead to novel rainbow light sources used in compact optical communications systems and lab-on-a-chip spectroscopic tools for portable medical diagnostics.
Apr 18th, 2016
Read moreMagnetic nanovortices in magnetite minerals are reliable witnesses of the earth's history.
Apr 18th, 2016
Read moreThe achievement of creating this atomically thin solar cell shows the promise of synthesizing mismatched layers to enable new families of functional two-dimensional (2D) materials.
Apr 18th, 2016
Read moreResearchers have developed an ultrathin, ultraflexible, protective layer and demonstrated its use by creating an air-stable, organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display.
Apr 18th, 2016
Read moreResearchers have succeeded in manufacturing circuit paths on thin, elastic foil made of silicone. Since these are relatively insensitive to compression and elongation strain, the electrical circuits can adapt to the curvature of appliances.
Apr 15th, 2016
Read moreGroundbreaking observations could help develop better, more efficient materials for electronics and alternative energy.
Apr 15th, 2016
Read moreResearchers have succeed in manipulating the properties of two oxides which make up the artificial material, more exactly they managed to modify the magnetic properties which can be either ferromagnetic or antiferromagnetic; that is, with or without net magnetic moment.
Apr 15th, 2016
Read moreEngineers develop the first on-chip RF circulator that doubles WiFi speeds with a single antenna - could transform telecommunications.
Apr 15th, 2016
Read moreIn the area of nano photonics, scientists for the first time succeeded in integrating a laser with an organic gain medium on a silicon photonic chip.
Apr 15th, 2016
Read moreResearchers describe an innovative form of heat engine that operates using only one single atom.
Apr 15th, 2016
Read moreThe key to unlocking cleaner energy might be in our DNA, according to a new study. By combining synthetic DNA with microscopic particles, a team of geothermal energy researchers hope to tap into the widely available but often overlooked cleaner energy source all over the world.
Apr 14th, 2016
Read moreResearchers have developed a new methodology for the selective formation of chiral molecules.
Apr 14th, 2016
Read moreScientists developed a facile approach for the rapid and maskless fabrication of bio-inspired hierarchical structures using multi-beam laser interference, demonstrating its potential in large-area, low-cost and high-volume 3-D fabrication.
Apr 14th, 2016
Read moreScientists have discovered that the strong force field emitted by a Tesla coil causes carbon nanotubes to self-assemble into long wires, a phenomenon they call 'Teslaphoresis'.
Apr 14th, 2016
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