Wednesday, August 2, 2017

Solar sunglasses generate solar power

Researchers present sunglasses with colored, semitransparent solar cells applied onto lenses that supply a microprocessor and two displays with electric power.

2D materials clean up their act

Scientists have shown that even the gas within which the 2D material stacks are assembled can affect the structure and properties of the materials.

Riding the wave: Pioneering research tames nanoquakes

Researchers have pioneered a new technique to control high frequency sound waves, commonly found within everyday devices such as mobile phones.

Development of logic circuits with diamond-based transistors

Researchers have succeeded for the first time in the world in developing logic circuits equipped with diamond-based MOSFETs (metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect-transistors) at two different operation modes.

Tuesday, August 1, 2017

Technique enables printable and rewritable color images

A chemical process allows color images to be printed on specially coated paper and then erased so that different images can be printed on the same paper.

Nanoparticles magnetize viruses to attack harmful bacteria

Team uses phage-enhanced nanoparticles to kill bacteria that foul water treatment systems.

Detecting radio waves with entangled atoms

Ultra-sensitive receiver also blocks unwanted signals.