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Nasa turns to the dark side with new material NASA scientists have embraced the dark side, creating the blackest material ever. It absorbs almost all light across multiple wavelengths and promises to open new frontiers in space technology. |
Chemistry World
May 1, 2012
David Bradley |
A colorful way to size up nanoparticles Researchers in China have now developed a straightforward light-scattering technique to estimate the size of gold nanoparticles in the 35 to 110nm range. |
Chemistry World
March 29, 2011 |
A Single Scale Tells More Than a Whole Wing Scientists in China have made zinc oxide replicas of single scales from butterfly wings to understand and exploit their optical properties for sensor and solar cell applications. |
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. |
Chemistry World
October 20, 2011
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Mimicking Mother Nature's Solar Panels Scientists in China have studied the anti-reflective behavior of black butterfly scales to understand the way these natural solar collectors work. |
IEEE Spectrum
February 2012
Neil Savage |
Nanostructures Catch the Light Razor-thin solar cells could be cheap but need a little help holding light in |
Chemistry World
July 17, 2012
Harriet Brewerton |
Pinning down cancer US scientists have synthesized pin-shaped nanoparticles with magnetic and optical properties. The nanoparticles could be used for magnetic resonance imaging, early detection and photothermal therapy of cancer and other diseases. |
Technology Research News
July 14, 2004 |
Laser tweezer traps nanotubes The researchers have showed that it is possible to pattern clusters of nanotubes into configurations that are likely to have near-term applications as chemical, biological and physical sensors. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
July 2005
Hubert Kostal |
Nano-optics: robust, optical devices for demanding applications In harsh environments, conventional optics and optical engineering have significant physical limitations. But, through nanometer-scale structuring of various materials, "Nano-optics" creates a new class of optical devices with desirable optical effects. |
Chemistry World
December 17, 2007
Jonathan Edwards |
A Simpler Way to Photonic Crystals Chinese scientists have found an easy way to make highly regular crystal structures from a polymer mixture. |
IEEE Spectrum
June 2007
Justin Mullins |
LEDs Could Borrow From Beetles A synthetic version of the Cyphochilus beetle shell could one day be used to make white LEDs more efficient for tasks such as household lighting. |
Technology Research News
November 19, 2003
Eric Smalley |
Switch promises optical chips Computers have historically been electronic rather than photonic because lightwaves, while great for sending signals over long distances, are controlled by equipment that has proven difficult to shrink to computer chip scale. The rise of photonic crystals promises to narrow the gap. |
