Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University and Shimane University have created a transparent hybrid film that combines natural clay minerals and dyes into a material that changes color in response to environmental humidity. ...
Materials Science
May 17, 2018
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A new study shows that organic dye material combined with metallic nanostructures can provide ultrafast lasing dynamics with short and rapidly appearing laser pulses.
Nanophysics
May 2, 2018
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Researchers at the University of Birmingham have developed a contact lens that may help people with colour blindness simply by using a low cost dye, according to research published today (26 April 2018) in the journal Advanced ...
Materials Science
Apr 27, 2018
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An international team of scientists has demonstrated a breakthrough in the design and function of nanoparticles that could make solar panels more efficient by converting light usually missed by solar cells into usable energy.
Optics & Photonics
Apr 23, 2018
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Fluorescence imaging is widely used for visualizing biological tissues such as the back of the eye, where signs of macular degeneration can be detected. It is also commonly used to image blood vessels during reconstructive ...
Optics & Photonics
Apr 9, 2018
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Graphene is something of a celebrity in the world of nanoscale materials. Isolated in 2004 by Nobel Prize winners Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov, these ultrathin sheets of carbon atoms are already finding novel uses ...
Nanomaterials
Mar 20, 2018
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It's an issue that has plagued the beauty industry for more than a century: Dying hair too often can irreparably damage your silky strands.
Nanomaterials
Mar 15, 2018
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Scientists at the University of Bristol have discovered a way to re-use a common plastic to break down harmful dyes in our waste water.
Materials Science
Mar 14, 2018
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Berries really do pack extra punch – increasing the voltage of spinach-derived biohybrid solar cells developed by Vanderbilt researchers by up to a factor of 20.
Energy & Green Tech
Feb 26, 2018
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Researchers from the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences have demonstrated, using a super-resolution microscopic technique, how to follow chemical reactions taking place in very small volumes. ...
Materials Science
Feb 12, 2018
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