New smart window material could block rays without blocking views
Scientists invented a ‘smart’ window material that controls heat transmission without blocking views, which could help cut the energy required to cool and heat...
Why the world needs a better LED light bulb
Light bulbs are a big upgrade from fires and candles.
Every year homes in informal settlements burn down in Africa because of fires used for...
Electric cars could help strengthen electrical grids, shows study
American homeowners with solar panels can sell the surplus electricity they generate back to their local grids. Should electric vehicle (EV) owners be able...
How aircraft can get higher, be greener using doped fuels
The goal of creating a cleaner fuel for aircraft engines is creating a spark at UBC Okanagan.
A team of researchers studying the burning rate...
Scientists are a step closer to control 2D graphene
The device you are currently reading this article on was born from the silicon revolution.
To build modern electrical circuits, researchers control silicon’s current-conducting capabilities...
Scientists find predictable behavior in promising material for computer memory
In the last few years, a class of materials called antiferroelectrics has been increasingly studied for its potential applications in modern computer memory devices.
Research...
This smart material could switch between heating and cooling in minutes
As anyone who has ever parked a car in the sun on a hot summer day knows, glass windows are great at letting sunlight...
A more efficient and sustainable battery for a more ‘electrified’ society
An assistant professor in the department of chemistry at the University of Chicago, John Anderson has patented a material that can store and produce...
This shape-shifting material has infinite possibilities
Researchers from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have developed a shape-shifting material that can take and hold...
Scientists find way to print stretchy, bendy, flexible LEDs
They’re also cheaper, faster and fabricated with an inkjet printer.
Sure, you could attach two screens with a hinge and call a cell phone “foldable,”...