Mystery of negative capacitance in perovskite solar cells solved
On the verge of outcompeting current thin-film solar cells, perovskite solar cells seem to embody an ideal solar cell: highly ...
Tag: Materials
The chemistry behind color-changing birds (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, April 04, 2019 -- There are thousands of species of birds here on Earth, ...
Ushering in ultrafast cluster electronics
Credit: Tachikawa H., et al. Scientific Reports, Feb. 20, 2019 A new computational method can help fast track the development ...
The rise of machine learning
Lehigh to host NSF-supported workshop to bridge gap among data scientists and key domains There's a recognized gap between the ...
That’s ‘sew’ smart! Scientists invent threads to detect gases when woven into clothing
Equipment- and training-free textile detectors could be used in public health, workplace safety, military and rescue applicationsCredit: Rachel Owyeung, Tufts ...
New family of glass good for lenses
Credit: Penn State EMS A new composition of germanosilicate glass created by adding zinc oxide has properties good for lens ...
It’s a one-way street for sound waves in this new technology
Credit: Harris Lab/Yale University New Haven, Conn. - Imagine being able to hear people whispering in the next room, while ...
Amplifier for terahertz lattice vibrations in a semiconductor crystal
Credit: MBI Berlin In analogy to the amplification of light in a laser, vibrations of a semiconductor crystal, so called ...
High-tech material in a salt crust
Jülich researchers simplify the production of MAX phases and high-performance materialsCredit: Copyright: Forschungszentrum Jülich / Apurv Dash MAX phases are ...
UTSA harnesses spin of electrons to power tech devices
Imagine not having to worry about charging your phone?Credit: UTSA Building on the Air Force's need to develop tech devices ...
Programmable ‘Legos’ of DNA and protein building blocks create novel 3D cages
Credit: Nicholas Stephanopoulos The central goal of nanotechnology is the manipulation of materials on an atomic or molecular scale, especially ...
The complicated future of offshore wind power in the US
Research lays out thorny challenges facing renewable sector Over the past decade, wind power production in the U.S. has tripled, ...
Researchers tune material’s color and thermal properties separately
Polymers could be designed to reflect or trap heat, regardless of hueCredit: Felice Frankel The color of a material can ...
Scientists capture live, atomic-level detail of nanoparticle formation
Credit: US Department of Energy Ames Laboratory Scientists at the Sensitive Instrument Facility of the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames ...
Defects enable RoHS-compliant, high-performance infrared photodetectors
Credit: ICFO There has been an urgent need in consumer electronics for infrared optoelectronics including light emitting diodes and photodetectors. ...
Intelligent metamaterials behave like electrostatic chameleons
Metashells can adapt their wave-bending behavior based on the characteristics of the material they contain A chameleon can flexibly change ...
ASU partners with Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings to initiate Global KAITEKI Center
Credit: Mary Zhu A unique center officially opens on April 3 at Arizona State University, housed within the Julie Ann ...
A universal description of non-equilibrium colloid phase separation
Tokyo, Japan - Liquids, with their flowing dynamics, are often far from equilibrium. This makes it particularly hard to model ...
Syracuse engineer receives top NSF career award for work in soft materials
Syracuse University mechanical and aerospace engineering assistant professor Teng Zhang received a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award from the ...
How to ice-proof the next generation of aircraft
A new generation of aircraft is hovering on the horizon, but these planes need new methods to help them take ...
