Opens the door to development of new drug-delivery systems Researchers at North Carolina State University have come up with a technique to embed needle-like carbon nanofibers in an elastic m... Read more
The coating could lead to breathable garments to protect soldiers and scientists from chemicals, and advanced waterproof paints that dramatically reduce drag on ships. A nanoscale coating th... Read more
MIT engineers propose a new way of harnessing photons for electricity, with the potential for capturing a wider spectrum of solar energy. The quest to harness a broader spectrum of sunlight’... Read more
GeS is relatively inexpensive and non-toxic. Researchers from North Carolina State University have created flower-like structures out of germanium sulfide (GeS) – a semiconductor material –... Read more
“We see a future where ‘consumer electronics’ become ‘consumer photonics’ Computers may be getting faster every year, but those advances in computer speed could be dwarfed if their 1’s and 0... Read more
Plastic or silk threads covered with temperature sensors and micro-heaters could keep tabs on infections and provide therapy. Surgical sutures are mindless threads no more. Researchers have... Read more
A new type of power cell can convert mechanical energy—from walking, for example—to chemical energy and store the power until it is released as electrical current. The power cell generates e... Read more
Discovery May Yield Cheaper, More Efficient Alternative to Platinum in Automotive Engines Engineers at a company co-founded by a University of Texas at Dallas professor have identified a mat... Read more
They can be produced in high volume at low cost UCLA researchers have developed a new transparent solar cell that is an advance toward giving windows in homes and other buildings the ability... Read more
“We think this is potentially groundbreaking” Modern-day computers are based on logic circuits using semiconductor transistors. To increase computing power, smaller transistors a... Read more
“remarkable electronic properties” The Jell-O-like material, from the labs of Stanford professors Yi Cui and Zhenan Bao, may have applications in areas as widespread as energy st... Read more
The device can be easily made and costs less than 100 US dollars to produce A group of Chinese and Australian scientists have developed a handheld, battery-powered plasma-producing device th... Read more
Enable a new generation of high-performance portable electronics and solar cells You are this close to the breakthrough energy storage technology of the next millennium if you a) have a comp... Read more
A breakthrough in controlling graphene A breakthrough in controlling graphene could see the highly conductive and super-strong ‘wonder material’ replace silicon and change the face of... Read more
The reactive ink has several advantages over particle-based inks University of Illinois materials scientists have developed a new reactive silver ink for printing high-performance ele... Read more
