With a surface resembling that of plants, solar cells improve light-harvesting and thus generate more power. Scientists of KIT (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology) reproduced the epidermal cells of rose petals that have particularly ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jun 24, 2016
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Australian researchers at the University of Adelaide have developed a method for embedding light-emitting nanoparticles into glass without losing any of their unique properties – a major step towards 'smart glass' applications ...
Nanomaterials
Jun 7, 2016
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From visible light to radio waves, most people are familiar with the different sections of the electromagnetic spectrum. But one wavelength is often forgotten, little understood, and, until recently, rarely studied. It's ...
Optics & Photonics
Apr 29, 2016
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The compound eyes found in insects and some sea creatures are marvels of evolution. There, thousands of lenses work together to provide sophisticated information without the need for a sophisticated brain. Human artifice ...
Optics & Photonics
May 14, 2015
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The performance of mobile phone cameras and solar cells could be boosted by "nano-earthquakes", researchers have found.
Optics & Photonics
Mar 12, 2015
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Georgia Institute of Technology researchers have developed a novel method for improving silicon-based sensors used to detect biochemicals and other molecules in liquids. The simplified approach produces micro-scale optical ...
Optics & Photonics
Oct 2, 2014
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(Phys.org) —A team of researchers at Michigan State University has developed a new type of solar concentrator that when placed over a window creates solar energy while allowing people to actually see through the window.
Energy & Green Tech
Aug 19, 2014
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Intensely coloured low-cost films made from cellulose could be used in place of toxic dyes, or to detect counterfeit materials.
Nanomaterials
Jun 13, 2014
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(Phys.org) —Metamaterials, or materials that have had their matter rearranged so they interact with light in specific ways, could be key to making everything from super lenses for satellite surveillance to biosensors that ...
Condensed Matter
Apr 18, 2014
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Controlling and bending light around an object so it appears invisible to the naked eye is the theory behind fictional invisibility cloaks.
Optics & Photonics
Mar 31, 2014
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