A team of Florida State University researchers has uncovered a way to use low-energy light to manipulate photopolymers or plastic films -; a finding that has implications for a wide range of technologies that use light as an energy source to create shape-shifting structures.
Wearable technology has exploded in recent years. Spurred by advances in flexible sensors, transistors, energy storage, and harvesting devices, wearables encompass miniaturized electronic devices worn directly on the human skin for sensing a range of biophysical and biochemical signals or, as with smart watches, for providing convenient human-machine interfaces.
By trapping light into tiny gaps only a few atoms wide, a team from the NanoPhotonics Centre has magnified optical forces a thousand-fold, strong enough to force atoms into positions that drive chemical reactions more efficiently.
Stacking solar cells increases their efficiency. Working with partners in the EU-funded PERCISTAND project, researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have produced perovskite/CIS tandem solar cells with an efficiency of nearly 25 percent – the highest value achieved thus far with this technology.
Researchers at Binghamton University, State University of New York have developed a "plug-and-play" biobattery that lasts for weeks at a time and can be stacked to improve output voltage and current.
A study published in Applied Surface Science focuses on the preparation of lightweight composite structures for nanoindentation and nano-chemical analyzation using gas cluster ion beam (GCIB) etching.
By Ibtisam Abbasi
29 Jun 2022
In an article recently published in the journal Additive Manufacturing, researchers discussed the sintering mechanism for extrusion-based additive manufacturing of stainless steel by using molecular dynamics (MD) simulation.
By Surbhi Jain
29 Jun 2022
In an article recently published in the journal ACS Applied Energy Materials, researchers discussed the utility of a neural network to automatically capture key features for solid-state electrolyte superionic conductivity prediction.
By Surbhi Jain
29 Jun 2022
Leading laser manufacturer Luxinar has officially opened its USA office near Detroit. The Luxinar Inc team of John Podwojski, Regional General Manager and Dan McArthur, Technical Support Manager welcomed guests to ...
With the revolutionary advancements in science and technology, the need for real-time human health monitoring has assumed a position of significant relevance.
Researchers reviewed the use of conjugated polymer-based electronic tongues (CPETs) in different applications in the food and beverage industry in a new paper.
By Samudrapom Dam
29 Jun 2022
Researchers reviewed the combination of synergistic phosphorus-based flame retardants (P-FRs) and expandable graphite (EG) in a new study.
By Chinmay Chari
29 Jun 2022
Thorlabs has announced a collaboration with Element Six (E6), part of the De Beers Group, to offer E6’s diamond materials through the Thorlabs catalog, with same-day shipment.
According to a study performed at the University of Surrey, an original method of mass-producing affordable solar cell foundation blocks could result in an extensive adoption of solar panels that are made from perovskite ink—a so-called “miracle material.”
According to a newly released academic study, researchers at the University of Sussex and its collaborators in Nigeria used open-source designs and 3D printing to lessen personal protective equipment (PPE) shortages for a community in Nigeria during the Covid-19 outbreak.