Scientists have developed a next-generation solar cell material which can also emit light, in addition to converting light to electricity.
25 March 2014
Researchers have achieved new levels of performance for seed-free and substrate-free arrays of nanowires.
24 March 2014
Researchers have developed a new processing technique that makes light emitting diodes (LEDs) brighter and more resilient.
21 March 2014
The first room-temperature light detector that can sense the full infrared spectrum has the potential to put heat vision technology into a contact lens.
20 March 2014
An optical switch could advance the day when photons replace electrons in the innards of consumer products ranging from cell phones to automobiles.
14 March 2014
Exploring the role of research in innovation.
14 March 2014
Changing the characteristics of a semiconductor material at the nanoscale can influence the way that neural cells grow on the material.
12 March 2014
A team of researchers found that the Third Law of Thermodynamics could be restored in thin films of the magnetic material spin ice.
12 March 2014
Diamond sensors can measure the tiny magnetic fields in high-temperature superconductors, providing a new tool to probe materials.
11 March 2014
Light can trigger coordinated, wavelike motions of atoms in atom-thin layers of crystal, scientists have shown.
11 March 2014
Researchers have succeeded in producing a prototype of a vibration-damping material that could change the world of mechanics forever.
7 March 2014
Researchers at the Vienna University of Technology have created a stable two-dimensional electron gas in strontium titanate.
5 March 2014
Researchers have demonstrated the ability to use near-field optical tweezers to trap a nano-size object and manipulate it in the 3 dimensions of space.
4 March 2014
Top 10 Materials News from February 2014
3 March 2014Zara Preston