Fishing net waste into high-end surfboard components
DSM and Starboard collaboration transforms discarded fishing nets from waste into high-end surfboard components
Royal DSM, a global science-based company active in Nutrition, Health, and...
Researchers move closer to optical artificial neural network
Researchers have shown that it is possible to train artificial neural networks directly on an optical chip. The significant breakthrough demonstrates that an optical...
Research collaboration could reshape injection molding
As Ralph Colby peers at the microscope image in front of him, he thinks he can make them out — "shish kebabs," as polymer...
Miniaturization Rules Capacitor Innovation
To-date, the evolution of electronic components such as capacitors, resistors, diodes, and RF filters has trended toward continued miniaturization while retaining as many parametric...
High-strength steels to improve vehicle safety and efficiency
The demand for lighter, stronger, and more durable materials for use in vehicles has never been higher. Companies are looking at new and advanced...
Lightwave Logic Acquires BrPhotonics Polymer Technology IP
Lightwave Logic, Inc. (OTCQB: LWLG), a technology company focused on the development of Next Generation Photonic Devices and Non-Linear Optical Polymer Materials Systems for...
An atom-thick graphene membrane for industrial gas separation
Chemical engineers at EPFL have demonstrated for the first time that an atom-thick graphene membrane can separate gas mixtures with a high-efficiency. The "ultimate"...
A way to make cleaner metal-free perovskites at low cost
A team of researchers at Southeast University in China has found a way to make metal-free perovskites in a useable form. In their paper...
How to build efficient organic solar cells
Organic solar cells, made from carbon-based materials, present unique advantages compared with other solar cell technologies. For example, they can be manufactured through low-cost...
Graphene could be key to controlling water evaporation
Graphene coatings may offer the ability to control the water evaporation process from various surfaces, according to new research.
The study, carried out by a...