(Phys.org) —Researchers have created a new type of transparent electrode that might find uses in solar cells, flexible displays for computers and consumer electronics and future "optoelectronic" circuits ...

Nanotechnology - Nanomaterials

May 22, 2013 4.2 / 5 (5) 7 |

(Phys.org) —A new design tool interprets hand gestures, enabling designers and artists to create and modify three-dimensional shapes using only their hands as a "natural user interface" instead of keyboard ...

Technology - Engineering

May 16, 2013 4.7 / 5 (3) 3 |

(Phys.org) —Researchers have created a new tool to detect flaws in lithium-ion batteries as they are being manufactured, a step toward reducing defects and inconsistencies in the thickness of electrodes ...

Technology - Energy & Green Tech

May 08, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 0 |

(Phys.org) —Tomatoes grown around LED lights in the winter can significantly reduce greenhouse energy costs without sacrificing yield, according to a Purdue University study.

Biology - Other

Apr 30, 2013 4 / 5 (1) 0

(Phys.org) —Researchers have found a way to see synthetic nanostructures and molecules using a new type of super-resolution optical microscopy that does not require fluorescent dyes, representing a practical ...

Physics - Optics & Photonics

Apr 29, 2013 5 / 5 (11) 0 |

(Phys.org) —Researchers have married two biological imaging technologies, creating a new way to learn how good cells go bad.

Nanotechnology - Nanophysics

Apr 25, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 0 |

(Phys.org) —A Purdue University-led team has revealed the proton transfer pathway responsible for a majority of energy storage in photosynthesis. Through photosynthesis, plants, algae and bacteria convert sunlight, carbon ...

Chemistry - Biochemistry

Apr 22, 2013 5 / 5 (6) 1 |

(Phys.org) —A historical analysis of corn research shows that new hybrids are taking up more nitrogen than older plant varieties after the crucial flowering stage, a clue as to how plant scientists will need to adapt plants ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Apr 17, 2013 not rated yet 0

(Phys.org) —Exposing packaged liquids, fruits and vegetables to an electrical field for just minutes might eliminate all traces of foodborne pathogens on those foods, according to a Purdue University study.

Biology - Cell & Microbiology

Apr 17, 2013 5 / 5 (11) 7 |

(Phys.org) —A Purdue University-led team of researchers discovered sunlit snow to be the major source of atmospheric bromine in the Arctic, the key to unique chemical reactions that purge pollutants and ...

Space & Earth - Earth Sciences

Apr 16, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0 |

(Phys.org) —Researchers are developing a new type of semiconductor technology for future computers and electronics based on "two-dimensional nanocrystals" layered in sheets less than a nanometer thick that ...

Nanotechnology - Nanophysics

Apr 16, 2013 5 / 5 (4) 0 |

(Phys.org) —A new innovation allows treadmill users to work their bodies and brains at the same time. The system, called ReadingMate, adjusts text on a monitor to counteract the bobbing motion of a runner's ...

Technology - Engineering

Apr 15, 2013 3 / 5 (3) 2 |

Adult immigrants living and working in places where they are surrounded by others who share their ethnic backgrounds are less likely to learn or be proficient in the English language, say two Purdue University researchers.

Other Sciences - Social Sciences

Apr 09, 2013 2.5 / 5 (2) 6

A new study shows clean-air regulations have dramatically reduced acid rain in the United States, Europe, Japan and South Korea over the past 30 years, but the opposite is true in fast-growing East Asian megacities, possibly ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Apr 03, 2013 not rated yet 0

(Phys.org) —Indiana residents are overwhelmingly receptive to wind farms in their communities, even in areas that have rejected turbine development, according to Purdue University studies.

Technology - Energy & Green Tech

Mar 28, 2013 3 / 5 (3) 13