UC Riverside researchers find a way to use the infrared region of the sun’s spectrum to make solar cells more efficient When it comes to installing solar cells, labor cost and the cost... Read more
Hyper-efficient LED technologies could enable applications from the visible-light LED bulbs in every home, to new displays, to gesture recognition using near-infrared wavelengt... Read more
A new ultrathin multilayered material can cool buildings without air conditioning by radiating warmth from inside the buildings into space while also reflecting sunlight to reduce incoming h... Read more
ETH researchers led by Professor Martin Fussenegger have developed the first gene network to be operated via brainwaves. Depending on the user’s thoughts, it can produce various amounts of a... Read more
Nanoparticles developed at UMass Medical School advance potential clinical application for photodynamic therapy for cancer An international group of scientists led by Gang Han, PhD, has comb... Read more
A team of researchers at Michigan State University has developed a new type of solar concentrator that when placed over a window creates solar energy while allowing people to actually see th... Read more
Dye-sensitized solar cell absorbs a broad range of visible and infrared wavelengths Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) rely on dyes that absorb light to mobilize a current of electrons and a... Read more
Imagine a technology that could allow us to see through opaque surfaces without exposure to harmful x-rays, that could give us the ability to detect harmful chemicals and bio-agents from a s... Read more
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is an effective treatment for easily accessible tumors such as oral and skin cancer But the procedure, which uses lasers to activate special drugs called photosens... Read more
Chemical engineers hope smartphone-readable microparticles could crack down on counterfeiting. Some 2 to 5 percent of all international trade involves counterfeit goods, according to a 2013... Read more
This discovery represents a major innovation Researchers from the University of California, San Diego Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, in collaboration with materials s... Read more
By slowing and absorbing certain wavelengths of light, engineers open new possibilities in solar power, thermal energy recycling and stealth technology. More efficient photovoltaic cells. Im... Read more
“If we integrate it with a contact lens or other wearable electronics, it expands your vision,” Zhong said. “It provides you another way of interacting with your environmen... Read more
Harvard physicists propose a device to capture energy from earth’s infrared emissions to outer space. When the sun sets on a remote desert outpost and solar panels shut down, what ener... Read more