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Breakthrough in smart printed electronics

10.04.2017 | AMBER | ambercentre.ie

Researchers in AMBER, the Science Foundation Ireland-funded materials science research centre hosted in Trinity College Dublin, have fabricated printed transistors consisting entirely of 2…

Breakthrough in smart printed electronics

Low-cost ‘solar absorber’ promising for future power plants

07.04.2017 | Purdue University | www.purdue.edu

Researchers have shown how to modify commercially available silicon wafers into a structure that efficiently absorbs solar energy and withstands the high temperatures needed for “concentrated solar…

Low-cost ‘solar absorber’ promising for future power plants

A self-healing, water-repellent coating that's ultra durable

05.04.2017 | University of Michigan | ns.umich.edu

A self-healing, water-repellent, spray-on coating developed at the University of Michigan is hundreds of times more durable than its counterparts.

A self-healing, water-repellent coating that's ultra durable

When wheelchair design can take many steps up

03.04.2017 | Tech Xplore | techxplore.com

Advances in electric wheelchairs lagged behind so many advances in items such as smartphones, electric cars, drones; even robotic vacuum cleaners improved.

When wheelchair design can take many steps up

Tough material for next generation of powerful engines

31.03.2017 | Rice University | news.rice.edu

To stand up to the heat and pressure of next-generation rocket engines, the composite fibers used to make them should be fuzzy.

Tough material for next generation of powerful engines

New nano devices could withstand extreme environments of space

29.03.2017 | TechXplore | techxplore.com

Researchers at the Stanford Extreme Environment Microsystems Laboratory, or the XLab, are developing heat-, corrosion- and radiation-resistant electronics. They hope to move research into extreme…

New nano devices could withstand extreme environments of space

Researchers using 3D printed bacteria to make graphene-like material

27.03.2017 | 3ders | www.3ders.org

Researchers at the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands are using 3D printed bacteria to create bespoke, graphene-like materials.

Researchers using 3D printed bacteria to make graphene-like material

Efficiency of Silicon Solar Cells Climbs

24.03.2017 | IEEE Spectrum | spectrum.ieee.org

In research published recently in Nature Energy, researchers at Kaneka Corp., a resin and plastics manufacturer based in Osaka, describe the first silicon solar cell to achieve a record-breaking 26.3…

Efficiency of Silicon Solar Cells Climbs

Transparent silver for flexible displays, touch screens, metamaterials

22.03.2017 | University of Michigan | ns.umich.edu

The thinnest, smoothest layer of silver that can survive air exposure has been laid down at the University of Michigan, and it could change the way touchscreens and flat or flexible displays are made.

Transparent silver for flexible displays, touch screens, metamaterials

Wi-fi on rays of light—100 times faster, and never overloaded

21.03.2017 | Eindhoven University of Technology | www.tue.nl

Slow wi-fi is a source of irritation that nearly everyone experiences. Wireless devices in the home consume ever more data, and it’s only growing, and congesting the wi-fi network. Researchers at…

Wi-fi on rays of light—100 times faster, and never overloaded

Research leads to a golden discovery for wearable technology

17.03.2017 | Missouri University of Science and Technology | news.mst.edu

Some day, your smartphone might completely conform to your wrist, and when it does, it might be covered in pure gold, thanks to researchers at Missouri S&T.

Research leads to a golden discovery for wearable technology

Two-dimensional polymer that could revolutionise energy storage

15.03.2017 | Science Daily | www.sciencedaily.com

Polymers, such as plastic and synthetic textiles, are very useful technological commodities that have revolutionised daily life and industries. A research team from the National University of…

Two-dimensional polymer that could revolutionise energy storage

'Thousands' of self-driving Bolt EVs to be deployed next year

13.03.2017 | Green Car Reports | www.greencarreports.com

The 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV is a crucial car for General Motors in more ways than one. With an EPA-rated 238-mile range and $37,495 base price (before federal, state, and local incentives), the Bolt…

'Thousands' of self-driving Bolt EVs to be deployed next year

IBM researchers create world's smallest magnet

10.03.2017 | Phys.org | www.phys.org

An international team of researchers working at IBMs' San Jose research facility announced recently that they had created the world's smallest magnet—it was made from a single atom.