Here comes the sun: Research team mimics nature to create hydrogen fuel
The best answers to scientific questions can often be found in nature.
Analytical Chemistry
Dec 12, 2022
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Ultrafast world captured with ultrathin films
A film just 250 nanometers or 0.00025 mm thick has given scientists a sneak peek into the ultrafast world.
Nanophysics
Jun 28, 2022
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Exploring nitrogen-doped polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons for high-performance OLEDs
Electronic visual displays have come a long way since the early days of cathode-ray tubes. Modern display devices, based on organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), are compact enough to accompany us wherever we go, in portable ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jun 21, 2022
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An optical chip improved by light
Technology is increasingly moving towards miniaturization and energy efficiency. This also applies to electronic chips. Light, and optics more broadly, are functional in making compact and portable chips. Researchers from ...
Optics & Photonics
Jan 7, 2022
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Circularly polarized luminescence from organic micro-/nano-structures
Circularly polarized light exhibits promising applications in future displays and photonic technologies. Traditionally, circularly polarized light is converted from unpolarized light by the linear polarizer and the quarter-wave ...
Optics & Photonics
Apr 13, 2021
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Hot electrons send carbon dioxide back to the future
Atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) is a major driver of global warming, but this gas could also serve as a valuable resource. Researchers at KAUST have developed an efficient catalyst that uses light energy to convert CO2 and ...
Materials Science
Mar 1, 2021
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Novel approach shows promise for overcoming the bottleneck of blue emission in displays using OLEDs
Using a new combination of emitter molecules, researchers in Japan have demonstrated the promise of a novel approach to overcome a major challenge facing displays using organic light-emitting diodes: a blue light source matching ...
Optics & Photonics
Jan 4, 2021
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Glass-like wood insulates heat, is tough, blocks UV and has wood-grain pattern
Need light but want privacy? A new type of wood that's transparent, tough, and beautiful could be the solution. This nature-inspired building material allows light to come through (at about 80%) to fill the room but the material ...
Materials Science
Aug 7, 2020
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Record-breaking metalens could revolutionize optical technologies
Traditional lenses—like the ones found in eyeglasses—are bulky, heavy and only focus light across a limited number of wavelengths. A new, ultrathin metalens developed by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, ...
Condensed Matter
Jun 26, 2020
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Light, fantastic: The path ahead for faster, smaller computer processors
Light is emerging as the leading vehicle for information processing in computers and telecommunications as our need for energy efficiency and bandwidth increases.
Optics & Photonics
May 15, 2020
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