Search results for smart windows

Ecology Jun 17, 2024

On thin ice: Greenland's last Inuit polar bear hunters

Inuit hunter Hjelmer Hammeken spotted a ringed seal near its breathing hole on the Greenland ice. In his white camouflage, he slowly crept towards it then lay down in the snow and waited.

Nanomaterials Jun 5, 2024

Safer, cheaper, more flexible battery invented for wearable tech

Researchers have developed a safer, cheaper, better performing and more flexible battery option for wearable devices. A paper describing the "recipe" for their new battery type was published in the journal Nano Research Energy ...

Economics & Business May 29, 2024

Marketers can manage 'feature creep' so consumers feel less intimidated by too many features in a product

Wifi-enabled washing machines. Voice-controlled microwaves. App-enabled TVs, vacuum cleaners, and even window blinds you can control from the comfort of your couch.

Nanomaterials May 23, 2024

Large-area preparation of flexible carbon nanofilms with synergistically enhanced transmittance and conductivity

Large-area flexible transparent conductive films (TCFs) are urgently needed for future electronics, optoelectronics, energy devices and other fields. Indium tin oxide (ITO) TCF, which is widely used in modern technology, ...

Nanophysics May 22, 2024

New nanostrings can vibrate longer than any previously known solid-state object

Researchers from TU Delft and Brown University have engineered string-like resonators capable of vibrating longer at ambient temperature than any previously known solid-state object—approaching what is currently only achievable ...

General Physics May 21, 2024

Neutrons open window to explore space glass

Thanks to human ingenuity and zero gravity, we reap important benefits from science in space. Consider smart phones with built-in navigation systems and cameras.

Environment May 15, 2024

Fires burning across Canada are already triggering US air quality alerts in the Midwest and plains

Dozens of wildfires are burning across Canada in May 2024 and sending unhealthy smoke blowing into the northern U.S. again. At the same time, the southeastern U.S. is getting smoke from Mexico, where drought conditions have ...

Ecology Apr 10, 2024

Smart vest turns fish into underwater spies, providing a glimpse into aquatic life like never before

Traditional techniques for observing fish behavior, largely dependent on vision-based systems, face substantial limitations, such as a confined range of observation and a limited duration of operation underwater. In response ...

Social Sciences Mar 25, 2024

Home renovations for Europe's low-income families get a boost

Upgrading social housing is a central part of EU projects to make city life healthier and happier.

Social Sciences Mar 15, 2024

Are eco-friendly hotels inconvenient?

With the possible exception of those people who still seem to think it's OK to throw their McDonald's bag out the car window, most people like to be seen as environmentally conscious—or at least reasonably respectful of the ...

page 6 from 40