Window film could even out the indoor temperature using solar energy

A window film with a specially designed molecule could be capable of taking the edge off the worst midday heat and instead distributing it evenly from morning to evening.

Producing graphene from carbon dioxide

Direct conversion of greenhouse gas carbon dioxide to multi-layer graphene using copper-palladium alloys.

Localized excitons in 2D materials for integrated quantum optics

Scientists have found that the oxygen interstitials in single-layer tungsten diselenide enable it to function as single photon emitters for quantum optical applications.

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.

Tuning the energy levels of organic semiconductors

Physicists were able to demonstrate how electronic energies in organic semiconductor films can be tuned by electrostatic forces.