An international team of physicists has developed a method for taking ultrafast 'sonograms' that can track the structural changes that take place within solid materials in trillionth-of-a-second intervals as they go through ...
General Physics
Mar 8, 2012
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A systematic study of phase changes in vanadium dioxide has solved a mystery that has puzzled scientists for decades, according to researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Nanophysics
Nov 23, 2010
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A research team, led by the Nano Optics Group within the Department of Physics at UNIST has reported achieving all-vanadium dioxide (VO2) multifunctional metasurfaces, which perform as a transparent window in the broadband ...
Optics & Photonics
Dec 6, 2022
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Inkjet-printed switches make multiple frequency bands easier and cheaper to manage in wireless devices.
Materials Science
Jan 24, 2019
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Researchers from RMIT University in Melbourne Australia have developed a new ultra-thin coating that responds to heat and cold, opening the door to "smart windows".
Energy & Green Tech
Feb 26, 2018
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It is a truth acknowledged throughout much of the world, that a car sitting in the sun on a summer's day must be sweltering. However, a partnership between Sandia National Laboratories and Santa Fe, New Mexico-based IR Dynamics ...
Energy & Green Tech
Aug 31, 2017
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A team of scientists, led by the University of Southampton, have produced a fast nanoscale optical transistor using gold nanoantenna assisted phase transition.
Optics & Photonics
Oct 21, 2016
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A revolutionary new type of smart window could cut window-cleaning costs in tall buildings while reducing heating bills and boosting worker productivity.
Nanomaterials
Jan 20, 2016
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A team of researchers, including some from Michigan State University, is making a smart material smarter.
Engineering
Sep 15, 2015
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'Smart glass' can switch from transparent to opaque at the flick of a switch and is increasingly used in cars, aircraft and homes to reduce the Sun's glare and filter out infrared light and heat. Masaki Nakano and colleagues ...
Condensed Matter
Nov 29, 2013
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