Tag: Materials

Credit: Credit: ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy An international multi-institution team of scientists has synthesized graphene nanoribbons - ultrathin strips ...

Light on efficiency loss in organic solar cells

Odds are good for unique 2D compound

Perovskites synthesized at Rice University show potential for valleytronics applicationsCredit: Lou Group/Rice University HOUSTON - (Oct. 26, 2020) - Engineers ...

Powering the future: new insights into how alkali-metal doped flexible solar cells work

Scientists place another piece of the puzzle on how introducing alkali metals into crystals of thin-film flexible solar cells improves ...

Solar hydrogen: let’s consider the stability of photoelectrodes

Credit: HZB Hydrogen is a versatile fuel that can store and release chemical energy when needed. Hydrogen can be produced ...

High-thermoresistant biopolyimides become water-soluble like starch

Credit: JAIST This is the first report for the syntheses of water-soluble polyimides which are Interestingly derived from bio-based resources, ...

Scientists from NUST MISIS manage to improve metallic glasses

October 23, 2020

Credit: NUST MISIS Researchers at National University of Science and Technology MISIS (NUST MISIS) have managed to develop a unique ...

Future VR could employ new ultrahigh-res display

Credit: Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology By expanding on existing designs for electrodes of ultra-thin solar panels, Stanford researchers and ...

FEFU scientists helped design a new type of ceramics for laser applications

Credit: FEFU press office Material scientists from Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU) joined an international team of researchers to develop ...

Cicada-inspired waterproof surfaces closer to reality, researchers report

Credit: Wayne Boo, U.S. Geological Survey CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- A multidisciplinary group that studies the physical and chemical properties of ...

Turning streetwear into solar power plants

Ready-to-wear solar cellsCredit: EMPA Our hunger for energy is insatiable, it even continues to rise with the increasing supply of ...

Samara Polytech chemists designed portable analyzers

Universal devices will be used in industrial and medical diagnosticsCredit: @SamaraPolytech Despite their high accuracy, the majority of the existing ...

Reviewing multiferroics for future, low-energy data storage

'Multi-ferroic' materials in low-energy data storageCredit: FLEET A new UNSW study comprehensively reviews the magnetic structure of the multiferroic material ...

How do snakes ‘see’ in the dark? Researchers have an answer

New insights explain how snakes convert infrared radiation into electrical signalsCredit: University of Houston Certain species of snake - think ...

A flexible color-changing film inspired by chameleon skin (video)

Credit: American Chemical Society Chameleons can famously change their colors to camouflage themselves, communicate and regulate their temperature. Scientists have ...

UCI materials scientists discover design secrets of nearly indestructible insect

Southern California's diabolical ironclad beetle can even survive being run over by carCredit: David Kisailus / UCI Irvine, Calif. - ...

Thermal vision of snakes inspires soft pyroelectric materials

Credit: Darbaniyan et al. /Matter Converting heat into electricity is a property thought to be reserved only for stiff materials ...

OPD optical sensors that reproduce any color

Credit: POSTECH Photodiodes are optical sensors that convert the energy of light into electrical energy. Organic photodiodes (OPDs) respond quickly ...

Kitchen temperature supercurrents from stacked 2D materials

Ultra-low-energy electronics 'straight out of the fridge'?Credit: Olivia Kong Could a stack of 2D materials allow for supercurrents at ground-breakingly ...

Robots and humans collaborate to revolutionize architecture