Bird-friendly glass looks like spider web to birds
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new bird-friendly glass has been developed that could prevent the deaths and serious injuries of countless birds that fly at high speed into glass windows.
News tagged with transparent glass
Stretchable, transparent heater made from metallic glass
(Phys.org)—Researchers have fabricated a stretchable and transparent electrode that can be used for applications such as heating parts of the body and defrosting the side view mirrors on cars. It is the first stretchable ...
Polytron predicts glass smartphones by end of year (w/ Video)
(Phys.org)—Polytron Technologies confidently says that this could be the very year that smartphone featuring transparent glass are available. Taiwan-based Polytron Technologies says the phones could arrive in late 2013. ...
New LED packaging technology improves performance
(Phys.org)—Many researchers have reported improvements in LED technology by enhancing the properties of the LED itself. But the packaging that secures and protects the LED also impacts its overall performance. In a new ...
Nanotech OLED electrode liberates 20% more light, could slash display power consumption
A new electrode that could free up 20% more light from organic light-emitting diodes has been developed at the University of Michigan. It could help extend the battery life of smartphones and laptops, or make next-gen televisions ...
Nanophysics
Jun 25, 2021
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Wood windows are cooler than glass
Engineers at the A. James Clark School of Engineering at the University of Maryland (UMD) demonstrate in a new study that windows made of transparent wood could provide more even and consistent natural lighting and better ...
Materials Science
Aug 16, 2016
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Intel developer event to discuss 1.6 Tbit/s MXC interconnect breakthrough
(Phys.org) —The word is out that Intel will present an entirely new optical interconnect technology for servers at the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco next month. The MXC interconnect is capable of a peak transfer ...
Electron anions impart unconventional properties in a unique cement semiconductor
Simple cements are everywhere in construction, but researchers want to create novel construction materials to build smarter infrastructure. The cement known as mayenite is one smart material—it can be turned from an insulator ...
Condensed Matter
Aug 29, 2016
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Scientists design new lens with convex and concave functionality, potential to revolutionise optical devices
Scientists at the University of Birmingham have designed a lens using metamaterials that can function as a convex or a concave lens, according to research published in the journal Nature Communications. By fabricating gold ...
Optics & Photonics
Nov 14, 2012
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Nanowalls for smartphones
Researchers at ETH Zurich have manufactured transparent electrodes for use in touchscreens using a novel nanoprinting process. The new electrodes are some of the most transparent and conductive that have ever been developed.
Nanomaterials
Jan 6, 2016
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