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Quantum dot solar cells break efficiency record, silicon in its sights

New Atlas   -   Scientific News Websites

One of the most promising, emerging solar cell technologies has received a major efficiency boost. Engineers at UNIST in South Korea have created quantum dot solar cells with a world record efficiency of 18.1%.

Jan 31, 2024

ORCA Acquires Integrated Photonics Division of GXC

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

Quantum computing technology developer ORCA Computing has acquired the Integrated Photonics Division of GXC, a provider of private cellular network solutions. The division has provided advanced photonics solutions to top U.S. commercial and govern...

Jan 31, 2024

Nano-scale inks could lighten airliners by hundreds of kilograms

New Atlas   -   Scientific News Websites

Kobe University researchers have created a new "structural color ink," just 100-200 nanometers thick, that shows bright colors from wide viewing angles, without fading, while weighing less than half a gram per square meter (0.002 oz per ...

Jan 31, 2024

Sub-Wavelength Light Confinement Demonstrated in New III-V Semiconductor Nanocavity

SciTechDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

New nanocavities pave the way for enhanced nanoscale lasers and LEDs that could enable faster data transmission using smaller, more energy-efficient devices.

Jan 31, 2024

GMG updates on the commercialization of Nu-Calgon's product, powered by GMG Graphene

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Graphene Manufacturing Group (GMG) has updated on the commercialization progress of THERMAL-XR® powered by GMG Graphene, announcing that Nu-Calgon has held its official launch of the CoolWorx® powered by GMG Graphene in the USA at the AHR Expo.

Jan 31, 2024

New Phase-Change Memory (PCRAM) That Could Serve As In-Between Technology Between Slower Nonvolatile Memory and DRAM Discovered

Science Times   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers discovered a 65-nanometer superlattice that is nonvolatile and faster like flash memory but slower than DRAM. Continue reading to learn more.

Jan 31, 2024

Antiviral color nanocoating technology

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have developed a nanocoating technology that not only maximizes the antiviral activity of the surface, but also enables the realization of various colors.

Jan 31, 2024

Development of graphene-based sensor tattoos for sweat analysis gets funding boost

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

University of Massachusetts Amherst researchers have received an award to develop a graphene-based sweat monitor tattoos that can be applied to the skin just like a temporary tattoo and assess the molecules present, such as cortisol. The tattoos w...

Jan 31, 2024

Machine learning guides carbon nanotechnology

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Carbon nanostructures could become easier to design and synthesize thanks to a machine learning method that predicts how they grow on metal surfaces.

Jan 31, 2024

Nanoscale spikes 96% effective at impaling and destroying common virus

New Atlas   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers have developed a silicon surface covered in nanosized spikes that is 96% effective in impaling and destroying a common virus responsible for causing respiratory illnesses, particularly in infants and young children. The technology coul...

Jan 31, 2024

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