Scientists clear the efficiency hurdle for organic solar cells
Researchers have identified a key mechanism responsible for the lower efficiencies of organic solar cells and shown a way that this hurdle might be...
Scientists develop the strongest and toughest glass inspired by seashells
Scientists from McGill University develop stronger and tougher glass, inspired by the inner layer of mollusk shells.
Instead of shattering upon impact, the new material...
Unusual metamaterial could double capacity of wireless networks, shows study
Your office wall may play a part in the next generation of wireless communications.
University of Toronto researchers George Eleftheriades and Sajjad Taravati have shown...
Scientists find new way to remove lead from drinking water
Engineers at MIT have developed a new approach to removing lead or other heavy-metal contaminants from water, in a process that they say is...
This 3D printed vaccine patch could offer vaccination without a shot
Scientists at Stanford University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have created a 3D-printed vaccine patch that provides greater protection than...
Researchers create a high performance all-solid-state battery
Engineers created a new type of battery that weaves two promising battery sub-fields into a single battery.
The battery uses both a solid state electrolyte...
This winged microchip is the smallest-ever human-made flying structure
Northwestern University engineers have added a new capability to electronic microchips: flight.
About the size of a grain of sand, the new flying microchip (or...
These solar cells could last 30 years and turn buildings into power plants
A new transparency-friendly solar cell design could marry high efficiencies with 30-year estimated lifetimes, researchers report.
It may pave the way for windows that also...
New engine design could muffle roar of fighter jets
Aerospace engineers at the University of Cincinnati have come up with a new nozzle design for F-18 fighter planes to dampen the deafening roar...
New sensor could detect rare earth element in unexpected locations
Scientists have developed a luminescent sensor that can detect and measure the presence of a rare earth element called terbium.
The element is used in...