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Technology Research News
January 15, 2003
Kimberly Patch |
Plastic process produces puny pores The size of the microscopic pores in a material determines how the material scatters the sun's rays and how much light will shine through. Making microscopic pores precisely the right size, however, is tricky.   |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
June 2007
Bruce M. Lairson |
Careful Design Can Alleviate Angle Effects in Infrared Bandpass Filters How to obtain the best performance from your infrared optics. |
Chemistry World
August 12, 2013
Emma Stoye |
Squid skin material invisible to infrared cameras Using a protein from color-changing squids, US scientists have created a coating that reflects infrared and lets objects mimic the infrared signature of their surroundings. |
The Motley Fool
August 5, 2010
Eric Wesoff |
Can a Disruptive PV Technology Topple First Solar? We list a few candidates for a "new black swan improbable pyro-nano-quantum-thingamajig technology" to displace thin-film PV. |
IEEE Spectrum
December 2012
Richard Stevenson |
Powerful PVs Approach 50 Percent Efficiency Start-up Solar Junction thinks it has the right recipe in a triple-cell scheme |
Reactive Reports
Issue 57
David Bradley |
Smart Materials Self Repair Dumb materials succumb to rust, but smart materials might be able to heal themselves, thanks to researchers in Europe. |
Chemistry World
November 27, 2014
Tim Wogan |
Cool idea for zero-carbon air conditioning that requires no power source A surface that cools in direct sunlight without a power source has been demonstrated by US researchers |
Chemistry World
August 3, 2012
Andrew Extance |
Gel polymer seizes shadow With just a slight dip in a tungsten filament bulb's intensity, Canadian researchers have created channels that light can't enter. |
IEEE Spectrum
March 2010
Richard Stevenson |
Lasers Get the Green Light Compact green-light sources could slash the cost of laser TV |
IEEE Spectrum
January 2010
Richard Stevenson |
Winner: NanoGaN's Crystal Method NanoGaN's substrates will grow better, cheaper lasers |
Technology Research News
September 10, 2003
Kimberly Patch |
Sponges grow sturdy optical fiber Primitive sea creatures from the murky depths are providing tips on how to improve one of the fundamental technologies of the information age -- optical fiber. Sea sponge spines act like fiber optics, but with some key advantages. |
Technology Research News
December 17, 2003 |
Light spots sort particles Researchers from the University of St. Andrews in Scotland have found a cheap, simple way to sort microscopic particles by size and by refractive index. A material's refractive index has to do with how much it bends light. This technology will likely speed efforts to make labs-on-chips. |
Chemistry World
March 22, 2007
Tom Westgate |
The Metamaterials Space Race The technology that makes invisibility shields a theoretical possibility took a major step forward with reports of a material that bends visible light away from itself. |
IEEE Spectrum
May 2009
Prachi Patel |
Five-Dimensional DVD Could Store 1.6 Terabytes Data is held in multiple layers, wavelengths, and polarizations |
Chemistry World
December 4, 2015
James Urquhart |
Super-repellent coating ready in seconds A quick and easy to apply coating can make surfaces oil, alcohol and water repellent. |
IEEE Spectrum
August 2008
Neil Savage |
Cheaper LEDs Possible by Growing Gallium Nitride on Silicon Engineers take a step toward cheaper solid-state lighting. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
January 2006
John McHale |
Purdue researchers develop material for better optics, communications "Negative index of refraction" in the wavelength of light used for telecommunications could lead to better communications and imaging technologies. |
IEEE Spectrum
March 2007
Prachi Patel Predd |
Beyond Blue High-definition DVD movies and players based on blue lasers have only just arrived on the market, but already a new generation is in sight, promising another fivefold increase in storage density. The key to making UV-emitting devices is likely to be zinc oxide. |
Chemistry World
January 20, 2011
Erica Wise |
Protective shells for cells A highly permeable shell made for living cells could substantially extend their lifetime in bioengineering applications, including aiding bone repair, say US scientists. |
Technology Research News
June 29, 2005 |
Silicon light switch is electric Researchers created a small silicon device, driven by optics, that could result in faster computer chips. |
Chemistry World
August 19, 2014
Jennifer Newton |
Stefano Farris: Food packaging chemistry A team is trying to develop new materials for food packaging applications, particularly in the form of coatings to improve and enhance plastic substrates. |
Technology Research News
December 11, 2002
Kimberly Patch |
Material soaks up the sun The semiconductor indium nitride got a raw deal a few decades back when it was misclassified as a mediocre photovoltaic. It turns out the stuff could be a champ at changing sunlight into electricity. If all goes according to plan, indium nitride will make for more efficient solar cells. |
Chemistry World
November 18, 2014
Matthew Gunther |
Hollow oxide can take the heat Researchers have developed a twin-layer insulating coating made up of hollow aluminum oxide spheres which could protect industrial parts, such as steam turbine components, from both heat and oxidation damage. |
Chemistry World
May 9, 2012
Jon Cartwright |
Cracks break the rules of nanofabrication When it comes to nanofabrication, cracks are usually best avoided. But now researchers in South Korea have discovered that cracks aren't always bad - if harnessed, they can be used to make controlled patterns. |
IEEE Spectrum
January 2011
Richard Stevenson |
LED Lighting: Blue + Yellow = White Giving LEDs the blues was the key to replacing the incandescent bulb |
