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Fully scalable all-perovskite tandem solar modules

Optimized light paths, high-throughput laser scribing and the use of established coating processes pave the way to commercial viability.

July 14, 2022 Read more

Atomically-smooth gold crystals help to compress light for nanophotonic applications

Researchers have successfully demonstrated a new platform for guiding the compressed light waves in very thin van der Waals crystals. Their method to guide the mid-infrared light with minimal loss will provide a breakthrough for the practical applications of ultra-thin dielectric crystals in next-generation optoelectronic devices based on strong light-matter interactions at the nanoscale.

July 14, 2022 Read more

Drop by drop: MXene in complex 3D device architectures

Using the principles of droplet dynamics, MXene is dispersed in liquid and deposited, layer by layer, into stacks of 3D structures to form electrochemical and physical sensors.

July 14, 2022 Read more

A combined multiscale modeling and experimental study on surface modification of high-volume micro-nanoparticles with atomic accuracy

Scientists have comprehensively investigated the effect of ultrasonic vibration on the hydrodynamics and the particle agglomeration behavior in a fluidized-bed atomic layer deposition reactor via CFD-DEM simulation.

July 13, 2022 Read more

'Life-like' lasers can self-organize, adapt their structure, and cooperate

By mimicking features of living systems, self-organizing lasers could lead to new materials for sensing, computing, light sources and displays.

July 13, 2022 Read more

Turning white blood cells into medicinal microrobots with light

Researchers have used lasers to precisely control neutrophils - a type of white blood cell - as a natural, biocompatible microrobot in living fish. The 'neutrobots' performed multiple tasks, showing they could someday deliver drugs to precise locations in the body.

July 13, 2022 Read more

Graphene oxide elastin membranes for surgical dressings shown to prevent recurrence of melanoma and enhance healing

Scientists have combined graphene oxide, elastin, and ethanol to develop a new method to make this material conductive so it can be heated to kill melanoma cells but not other cells around it.

July 13, 2022 Read more

Tiny motors take a big step forward (w/video)

Researchers have created the first ever solid-state optical nanomotor. All previous versions of these light-driven motors reside in a solution of some sort, which held back their potential for most real-world applications.

July 13, 2022 Read more

Self-driven micropumps propelled by salts show high efficiency in water decontamination

Micropatterned pumps use salts as fuel and that can selectively remove cadmium ions from water samples. Reusable, operable in high salt concentrations and able to drive unidirectional fluid flows, these devices look promising for various environmental and biomedicine applications.

July 12, 2022 Read more

A wristwatch-style health monitor that operates without a battery

A new self-powered, wristwatch-style health monitor can keep track of a wearer's pulse and wirelessly communicate with a nearby smartphone or tablet - without needing an external power source or a battery.

July 12, 2022 Read more

Operating a smart home by breath control

Scientists invent novel breath-controlled device that allows users to command smart technology and monitor breathing.

July 12, 2022 Read more

When light and electrons spin together

Theoreticians have demonstrated how the coupling between intense lasers, the motion of electrons, and their spin influences the emission of light on the ultrafast timescale.

July 12, 2022 Read more

Researchers accelerate imaging techniques for capturing small molecules' structures with graphene

A research effort accelerating imaging techniques to visualize structures of small molecules clearly - a process once thought impossible. The discovery unleashes endless potential in improving everyday life applications - from plastics to pharmaceuticals.

July 12, 2022 Read more

Flashing creates hard-to-get 2D boron nitride

Scientists who 'flash' materials to synthesize substances like graphene have turned their attention to boron nitride, highly valued for its thermal and chemical stability.

July 12, 2022 Read more

Future smart homes could be powered with electronics built on stones

What if you could power the smart thermostats, speakers and lights in your home with a kitchen countertop? In a step toward integrating energy storage with these materials, researchers have fabricated microsupercapacitors onto the surface of stone tiles.

July 11, 2022 Read more

What do molecules look like?

It all begins with their building blocks: atoms.

July 11, 2022 Read more