Silicon solar cells are approaching their theoretical efficiency limit of 29.4 percent. But last year scientists revealed they created tandem solar cells that for the first time exceeded the 30 percent efficiency threshold. Now they not only revea...
Jul 12, 2023
Synthetic latex films are widely used across many fields, but they usually contain harmful additives to enhance their strength. In a recent study, researchers have developed a new class of latex films composed of rotaxane-crosslinked acrylic nanop...
Jul 12, 2023
Nothing exists in a vacuum, but physicists often wish this weren't the case. If the systems that scientists study could be completely isolated from the outside world, things would be a lot easier. Take quantum computing. It's a field tha...
Jul 12, 2023
A new technique produces perovskite nanocrystals right where they’re needed, so the exceedingly delicate materials can be integrated into nanoscale devices.
Jul 12, 2023
Researchers accelerate discovery of optimally deuterated OLED emitters.
Jul 12, 2023
Scientists leverage a novel polymer interlocking mechanism to produce tough yet additive-free latex films.
Jul 12, 2023
In drug delivery, the therapeutic behavior of the nanocarriers is limited by the "foreign" character of their surface.
Jul 12, 2023
A new technique produces perovskite nanocrystals right where they’re needed, so the exceedingly delicate materials can be integrated into nanoscale devices such as nanoLEDs.
Jul 12, 2023
The new superconducting foundry gives the wider research community access to Lincoln Laboratory’s expertise in fabricating quantum circuits.
Jul 12, 2023
Graphene and graphene-like materials can host—at their edges—localized states whose properties can differ dramatically from those of bulk states. Three types of edge states have been established in these materials—zigzag, bearded, and armchair—nam...
Jul 12, 2023
