Quantum dot white LEDs achieve record efficiency
Researchers have demonstrated nanomaterial-based white-light-emitting diodes (LEDs) that exhibit a record luminous efficiency of 105 lumens per watt. Luminous efficiency is a measure of...
MARY CORSE: A Survey in Light
At the entrance to Mary Corse: A Survey in Light at the Whitney Museum of American Art, a monitor plays White Light (1968), a film showing a young...
Carbon is the new black
Engineers with the University of Cincinnati are leveraging a partnership with Wright-Patterson Air Force Base to create clothing that can charge your cell phone.
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Fully Biodegradable Sensor for Rehabilitation Monitoring
The US Stanford scientist Paige Fox and her team from the Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery at the Stanford University Medical Center alongside...
New Dust Filter Material Created from Nanofibers
A team of researchers at Stanford University have developed a new nanofiber filtration material with flame retardant qualities that may eventually replace filters made...
Physicists uncover why nanomaterial loses superconductivity
The struggle to keep drinks cold during the summer is a lesson in classical phase transitions. To study phase transitions, apply heat to a...
Kirigami-inspired technique manipulates light at the nanoscale
Folding and cutting thin metal films could enable microchip-based 3-D optical devices.
Nanokirigami has taken off as a field of research in the last few...
3-D inks that can be erased selectively
Adding chemically selective subtraction to multi-material 3D additive manufacturing
Existing photoresists for 3D laser lithography that can be removed after development in a subtractive manner...
Researchers upend conventional wisdom on thermal conductivity
Scientists have long known that diamond is the best material for conducting heat, but it has drawbacks: It is costly and is an electrical...
3D Printing hot cup handle, could save Air Force thousands
TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Spending $1,200 on a cup, even one that can heat liquids during flight, may sound a little expensive.
At...
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