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To investigate the vastly unexplored oceans covering most our planet, researchers aim to build a submerged network of interconnected sensors that send data to...
New way to turn any sheet of material into any shape using kirigami cuts
Researchers from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have developed a mathematical framework that can turn any sheet...
Scientists develop super thin nylon films for transparent electronic devices
Scientists have solved a four-decade-long challenge of producing very thin nylon films that can be used for instance in electronic memory components.
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Light could become the new electricity
A new device called a nanoscale photon diode could eventually enable next-generation computing, communication and energy conversion technologies.
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New finding could change the way industry uses nickel
A surprising discovery has found that nickel not only corrodes, but does so in a way that scientists least expected.
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How will we travel the world in 2050?
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Scientists create greener and cheaper way to make patterned metals for solar cells
Patterning metals for electronics and solar cells can be slow, expensive and involve toxic chemicals
Scientists from the Department of Chemistry at the University of...
Scientists create thinnest optical device in the world
Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed the thinnest optical device in the world—a waveguide that is three layers of atoms...
Nanowire arrays could improve solar cell efficiency
Solar cell efficiency can improve by using metal nanowire meshes that provide high transmissivity and high electrical connectivity, says new study.
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Scientists discover lead-free perovskite semiconductor for nontoxic solar cells
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