A transparent, water-repellent coating developed by researchers in Scotland, China and India could make solar panels ...

Did you know that things that glow in the dark are called 'phosphorescent materials'? These absorb light energy and release ...

Research funded by the U.S. Army Research Lab has resulted in a 'super foam' that absorbs 10X more energy than existing ...

Tuskegee researchers build a nanoscale photonic crystal sail that reflects propulsion lasers while staying lightweight and ...

Aerospace engineering and materials science researchers at Texas A&M University and the DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory have ...

Electrons in solar materials can be launched across molecules almost as fast as nature allows, thanks to tiny atomic vibrations acting like a “molecular catapult.” In experiments lasting just 18 ...

Electrical engineers at Duke University have created the fastest pyroelectric photodetector ever demonstrated, a device that detects light by sensing ...

Electrical engineers at Duke University have demonstrated the fastest pyroelectric photodetector to date, which works by absorbing heat generated by incoming light. Capable of capturing light from the ...

Photocatalysis promises an efficient conversion of abundant solar energy into usable chemical energy. Polyheptazine imides ...

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A small beaker of water can look ordinary. Under the right light, it can also become a quiet factory. In a chemistry lab at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden, researchers have shown that ...

The polymer solar cell is able to retain 97% of its performance after 2,000 hours in air. By blending small-molecule acceptors into polymeric matrices, the research team improved molecular packing, ...