Friday, July 5, 2019

Energy-saving nano-surfaces inspired by nature

More efficient, longer-lasting machine and vehicle components, improved medical implants and novel fluid control technologies are just a few of the potential applications emerging from a project inspired by the unique ways in which the skins of some animals interact with water.

A new way of making complex structures in thin films

Self-assembling materials can form patterns that might be useful in optical devices.

Camera brings unseen world to light (w/video)

Portable polarization-sensitive camera could be used in machine vision, autonomous vehicles, security, atmospheric chemistry and more.