News tagged with lighting applications
Quantum dots brighten the future of lighting
(Phys.org) -- With the age of the incandescent light bulb fading rapidly, the holy grail of the lighting industry is to develop a highly efficient form of solid-state lighting that produces high quality white ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
May 08, 2012 |
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Topological transitions in metamaterials
The ability to control the flow of electrons using engineered materials is fundamental to the information technology revolution, yet many properties of matter are still unclear. Now a University of Alberta researcher is closer ...
Apr 14, 2012 |
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Plasmonic nanocrosses that heat up when illuminated can be used to kill cancer
Plasmonic nanoparticles are extremely sensitive to light, and even the tiniest amount can cause these particles to heat up. Scientists are now trying to use plasmonic nanoparticles in cancer therapy whereby ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Dec 23, 2011 |
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Nanobelts support manipulation of light
(PhysOrg.com) -- They look like 2-by-4s, but the materials being created in a Rice University lab are more suited to construction with light.
Oct 14, 2011 |
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Physicists localize 3-D matter waves for first time (w/ video)
University of Illinois physicists have experimentally demonstrated for the first time how three-dimensional conduction is affected by the defects that plague materials. Understanding these effects is important ...
Oct 07, 2011 |
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Startup creates a biologically inspired picture search engine
(PhysOrg.com) -- We all like to get the best deal possible for the things that we buy but you do not always have the time to go from shop to shop in order to find what you want. Luckily, there is a search ...
Jun 21, 2011 |
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Nano-LEDs emit full visible spectrum of light
(PhysOrg.com) -- Physicists from Taiwan have designed and fabricated nano-sized light-emitting diodes (LEDs) that emit light spanning the entire visible spectrum. Although the tiny full-color LEDs aren't intended ...
Jun 17, 2011 |
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Apple to nix apps that tip off drunk drivers
(AP) -- After pressure from four U.S. senators, Apple Inc. has said it will start rejecting iPhone applications that tip drivers off about police checkpoints for drunken driving.
Jun 09, 2011 |
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IBM wants traffic lights to stop your car
(PhysOrg.com) -- IBM has filed a patent application for a traffic light system that can remotely stop and start the engines of vehicles, with the aim of increasing fuel consumption efficiency at busy intersections.
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
May 26, 2010 |
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Software's take on the light bulb joke
(PhysOrg.com) -- It takes five men to change a light bulb*, even more to pack a shipping crate. After all, filling space is very hard. But a European project has developed tools to optimise packing problems ...
Mar 12, 2010 |
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Transparent Carbon Nanotube Films Likely Successor to ITO for Commercial Applications
(PhysOrg.com) -- Will the legacy of Nobel prize winner Richard Smalley finally be fulfilled? Ever since his pioneering work in the mid 1990's on the synthesis of carbon nanotubes, companies have been struggling ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Apr 10, 2009 |
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Silicon Micro-islands and Nano-spikes Channel Water on Glass Slides
(PhysOrg.com) -- Working at the nanoscale level, University of Arkansas engineering researchers have created stable superhydrophilic surfaces on a glass substrate. The surfaces, made of randomly placed and densely distributed ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Mar 26, 2009 |
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Vigilant windows
Is someone sneaking around in front of the window trying to break in? Windows and doors are now being sensitized to suspicious movements: they can detect whether and how quickly something is moving. If it ...
Mar 17, 2009 |
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Will carbon nanotubes replace indium tin oxide?
(PhysOrg.com) -- Up until now, George Grüner tells PhysOrg.com, most of the studies regarding the properties - and uses - of carbon nanotubes have been restricted to the visible spectral range. “We, however, were interested in the ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Mar 09, 2009 |
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