"Color is crucial," as pop artist Roy Lichtenstein famously said, but the significance of color extends far beyond art. From the creation of Prussian blue—the first synthetic pigment—to quantum dots in modern display technology, colors a...
Oct 15, 2024
Halide perovskites is the collective name for a group of materials that are considered very promising and cost-effective for flexible and lightweight solar cells and various optical applications, such as LED lighting. This is because many of these...
Oct 15, 2024
One key to making portable devices more compact and energy efficient lies in the precise nanoscale form of energy-storing capacitors. Researchers in Sweden report they've cracked the challenge with a unique 3D printing method.
Oct 14, 2024
One of the pressing problems that the world faces in the era of climate change is how to grow enough healthy food to meet the increasing global population, even as soil contamination rises. Research recently published in Nature Food by an internat...
Oct 14, 2024
Photonic crystals are materials with repeating internal structures that interact with light in unique ways. We can find natural examples in opals and the vibrant coloured shells of some insects. Even though these crystals are made of transparent m...
Oct 14, 2024
From brighter TV screens to better medical diagnostics and more efficient solar panels, new Curtin-led research has discovered how to make more molecules stick to the surface of tiny nanocrystals, in a breakthrough that could lead to improvements ...
Oct 14, 2024
Researchers at KTH Royal Institute of Technology demonstrated a 3D printing method for fabricating glass micro-supercapacitors (MSCs) that reduces the complexity and time required to form the intricate nanoscale features MSCs need.
Oct 14, 2024
Replicating human visual perception in machines has been an ongoing challenge for engineers and researchers. While computers today can recognize images or analyze video footage, these systems remain inefficient compared to the human eye.
Oct 14, 2024
Green fields are opening around the world as researchers make inroads into improving efficiencies in new and emerging more sustainable vehicles and a novel biofuel and power generation from the sea.
Oct 14, 2024
Concretene has received a £3 million (around USD$3.9 million) investment to advance its carbon-saving concrete technology.
Oct 14, 2024
