News tagged with polymer films
Solar cells thinner than wavelengths of light hold huge power potential
(PhysOrg.com) -- Ultra-thin solar cells can absorb sunlight more efficiently than the thicker, more expensive-to-make silicon cells used today, because light behaves differently at scales around a nanometer, ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Sep 27, 2010 |
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Scientists solve decade-long mystery of nanopillar formations
Scientists at the California Institute of Technology have uncovered the physical mechanism by which arrays of nanoscale pillars can be grown on polymer films with very high precision, in potentially limitless ...
Oct 22, 2009 |
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Multitouch 'Skin' Transforms Surfaces Into Interactive Screens
A new large-format multi-touch technology launched today by DISPLAX, a developer of interactive technologies, will transform any non-conductive flat or curved surface into a multitouch screen.
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Feb 02, 2010 |
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Liquid-OLED Offers More Light-Emitting Possibilities
(PhysOrg.com) -- As organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) are poised to go mainstream in the near future, scientists continue to explore new twists on the technology. Recently, researchers have fabricated ...
Aug 14, 2009 |
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Graphene ink created for ink-jet printing of electronic components
(PhysOrg.com) -- A group of UK scientists has created a graphene ink that can be used to ink-jet print electronic devices such as thin film transistors.
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Nov 25, 2011 |
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Transparent conductive material could lead to power-generating windows
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory and Los Alamos National Laboratory have fabricated transparent thin films capable of absorbing light and ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Nov 03, 2010 |
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Plastics that convert light to electricity could have a big impact
University of Washington researchers have found a way to measure exactly how much electrical current is carried by tiny bubbles and channels that form inside nanoscale solar cells, paving the way for development ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Aug 04, 2009 |
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Radically simple technique developed to grow conducting polymer thin films
(PhysOrg.com) -- Oil and water don't mix, but add in some nanofibers and all bets are off.
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Nov 01, 2010 |
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How 'random' lasers work
When University of Utah scientists discovered a new kind of laser that was generated by an electrically conducting plastic or polymer, no one could explain how it worked and some doubted it was real. Now, ...
Jan 24, 2010 |
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Scientists Study How to Stack the Deck for Organic Solar Power
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new class of economically viable solar power cells--cheap, flexible and easy to make--has come a step closer to reality as a result of recent work at the National Institute of Standards ...
Jul 28, 2009 |
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Polymer remembers four shapes
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study by General Motors has found that a polymer used commercially in fuel cell membranes can "memorize" four shapes, each assigned to a different temperature. The material could find ...
Mar 15, 2010 |
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Single-crystal films could advance solar cells (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Cornell researchers have developed a new method to create a patterned single-crystal thin film of semiconductor material that could lead to more efficient photovoltaic cells and batteries.
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Oct 08, 2010 |
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A better way to photo gray: New technology allows lenses to change color rapidly
A University of Connecticut scientist has perfected a method for creating quick-changing, variable colors in films and displays, such as sunglasses, that could lead to the next hot fashion accessory.
Jul 12, 2011 |
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Artificial nose can distinguish between coffee brands
(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of chemists led by Ken Suslick from the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign, have developed a coffee analyzer than can distinguish between ten well-known commercial brands of ...
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Feb 19, 2010 |
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New photosensitive film converts light into kinetic energy, bends when irradiated
(PhysOrg.com) -- Japanese researchers at RIKEN have successfully developed a revolutionary new polymer film that changes shape upon irradiation with UV and visible light. Described in Science, the film is ...
Nov 04, 2010 |
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