No lens? No problem for FlatCam
How thin can a camera be? Very, say Rice University researchers who have developed patented prototypes of their technological breakthrough.
Engineering
Nov 23, 2015
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Designing surfaces that make water boil more efficiently
The boiling of water or other fluids is an energy-intensive step at the heart of a wide range of industrial processes, including most electricity generating plants, many chemical production systems, and even cooling systems ...
Condensed Matter
Jul 12, 2022
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Earliest life may have arisen in ponds, not oceans
Primitive ponds may have provided a suitable environment for brewing up Earth's first life forms, more so than oceans, a new MIT study finds.
Earth Sciences
Apr 12, 2019
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Nanotechnology offers new approach to increasing storage ability of dielectric capacitors
Oct. 21, 2015, was the day that Doc Brown and Marty McFly landed in the future in their DeLorean, with time travel made possible by a "flux capacitor."
Nanomaterials
Oct 23, 2015
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Chemists use high speed camera to fully explain high school explosion demonstration
(Phys.org)—A team of researchers with members from Czech Republic and Germany has found that the general explanation given to high school chemistry students regarding the reasons for an explosion when alkali metals are ...
Venus
As the morning star, the evening star, and the brightest natural object in the sky (after the Moon), human beings have been aware of Venus since time immemorial. Even though it would be many thousands of years before it was ...
Space Exploration
Jul 27, 2015
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Researchers achieve highest certified efficiency of organic solar cells to date
Materials scientists at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) have achieved a new record in the performance of organic, non-fullerene-based, single-junction solar cells. Using a series of complex optimisations, ...
Energy & Green Tech
Nov 27, 2018
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New material possible boon for lithium ion batteries
Batteries could get a boost from an Oak Ridge National Laboratory discovery that increases power, energy density and safety while dramatically reducing charge time.
Materials Science
Sep 8, 2011
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Origami-inspired paper sensor could test for malaria and HIV for less than 10 cents
Inspired by the paper-folding art of origami, chemists at The University of Texas at Austin have developed a 3-D paper sensor that may be able to test for diseases such as malaria and HIV for less than 10 cents a pop.
Analytical Chemistry
Mar 8, 2012
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Five times less platinum: Fuel cells could become economically more attractive thanks to novel aerogel catalyst
Fuel cells that convert hydrogen into power and only produce pure water as a by-product have the potential to lead individual mobility into an environmentally friendly future. The Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) has been researching ...
Materials Science
Aug 9, 2013
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