New smart-roof coating could save energy year-round
Scientists have developed an all-season smart-roof coating that keeps homes warm during the winter and cool during the summer – without consuming natural gas...
This coating could make solar panels snow-resistant
To improve the productivity of solar panels in cold climates, a University of Michigan-led team has demonstrated an inexpensive, clear coating that reduced snow...
This stretchy semiconductor could detect very low levels of light
Researchers have shown a new level of stretchability for a photodetector.
Photodetectors are devices made from a synthetic polymer and an elastomer that absorbs light...
New materials could deliver ultrathin, lightweight solar panel
New, ultrathin photovoltaic materials could eventually be used in mobile applications, from self-powered wearable devices and sensors to lightweight aircraft and electric vehicles.
A race...
This holographic camera could see the unseen with high precision
Researchers at Northwestern University have invented a new high-resolution camera that can see the unseen -- including around corners and through scattering media, such...
Scientists create first stretchy and washable battery
UBC researchers have created what could be the first battery that is both flexible and washable.
It works even when twisted or stretched to twice...
Scientists transform materials with laser light
Researchers have figured out a way to use lasers to alter materials without the creation of damaging heat.
Imagine windows that can easily transform into...
This sodium-based material could help replace lithium-ion batteries one day
Scientists have created a new sodium-based battery material that is highly stable, capable of recharging as quickly as a traditional lithium-ion battery and able...
Scientists find way to convert invisible infrared light into visible light
Detecting light beyond the visible red range of our eyes is hard to do, because infrared light carries so little energy compared to ambient...
Scientists find way to boost the efficiency of perovskite solar cells
Researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and affiliated institutions have bolstered the efficiency of perovskite solar cells by as much as 16%.
The...