Tag: Thin Films
Crab shells and trees could replace flexible plastic packaging
From liquid laundry detergent packaged in cardboard to compostable plastic cups, consumer products these days are increasingly touting their sustainable and renewable origins.
Now researchers...
Graphene forms electrically charged crinkles
Gently compressed stacks of graphene form sharp crinkles that carry an electric charge, which could be useful in nanoscale self-assembly and other applications. For...
Transparent, Conductive Films Pave the Way for Flexible Screens
Researchers have demonstrated the large-scale fabrication of a new type of transparent conductive electrode film based on nanopatterned silver. Smartphone touch screens and flat...
Scientists create the thinnest films of liquid ever made
A team of physicists at the University of Vermont have discovered a fundamentally new way surfaces can get wet. Their study may allow scientists...
Transparent, conductive films for developing flexible screens
Researchers have demonstrated the large-scale fabrication of a new type of transparent conductive electrode film based on nano-patterned silver. Smartphone touch screens and flat...
A soft solution to the hard problem of energy storage
It's great in the lab, but will it actually work? That's the million-dollar question perpetually leveled at engineering researchers. For a family of layered...
Radical polymer could conduct electricity for transparent electronics
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue researchers have created a transparent polymer film that also conducts electricity, introducing an inexpensive organic material for applications such...
New Coating for Smart Windows Responds to Heat and Cold
Smart windows can do things like change from clear to hazy by adding water or turning black in under a minute. They can even act as a solar...
Bio-inspired Slim Polymer Films With Wide Fields Of View And Multiple...
Inspired by the behavior of light-harvesting ommatidia – biological wave guides composed of a lens, crystalline cone and rhabdom – found in the compound...
