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New Approach for Laser 3D Additive Manufacturing of Nanostructures from Inorganic Materials

A new publication from Opto-Electronic Advances; overviews Laser additive manufacturing of Si/ZrO2 tunable crystalline phase 3D nanostructures.

8 Apr 2022

Implantable Mini Solar Cells for Nerve Stimulation

The technology enables completely new types of implants that can be used to stimulate nerve cells and was developed in a joint effort by researchers from Graz University of Technology (TU Graz), the Medical University of Graz (Med Uni Graz), the University of Zagreb and the Czech CEITEC. The basis of this technology involves colour pigments from the food industry, such as those used in organic solar cells.

8 Apr 2022

Researchers Develop a Nonsurgical Implant to Treat People with Obesity

Weight-loss surgery can be an effective obesity therapy when eating and exercise are ineffective. Individuals who do not want surgery, on the other hand, can have an appetite-suppressing balloon or perhaps another implant placed in their stomach.

7 Apr 2022

New Method for Better Visualizing Fibroblasts in the Central Nervous System

The central nervous system (CNS) consists of several types of cells having varied specialized functions. While many of these cell types have been studied, fibroblast cells in the CNS remain underexplored.

7 Apr 2022

Physicists Develop a Novel Concept for Generating Tailored Single Photons

Physicists from Paderborn University have developed a novel concept for generating individual photons – tiny particles of light that make up electromagnetic radiation – with tailored properties, the controlled manipulation of which is of fundamental importance for photonic quantum technologies. The findings have now been published in scientific journal Nature Communications.

7 Apr 2022

Valmet Extends Fiber Image Analysis to Automatic Pulp Quality Prediction

Valmet has launched a new additional option for both new and existing users of the Valmet Fiber Image Analyzer.

From Valmet 7 Apr 2022

Exploring Ways to Build a Third Generation of Better Performing Solar Cells

For a greener and more sustainable economy, building better and more powerful solar cells is a key research goal within the clean energy sector. But, in a typical single-junction solar cell, performance is capped at what is called the Shockley–Queisser limit (a theoretical limit for the maximum efficiency that a solar cell can reach).

6 Apr 2022

Cornell Scientists Create a Deep-Ultraviolet Laser Using Semiconductor Materials

Cornell engineers have created a deep-ultraviolet laser using semiconductor materials that show great promise for improving the use of ultraviolet light for sterilizing medical tools, purifying water, sensing hazardous gases and enabling precision photolithography, among other applications.

6 Apr 2022

New Photovoltaic Cell Harvests Energy from the Environment During Day and Night

About 750 million people in the world do not have access to electricity at night. Solar cells provide power during the day, but saving energy for later use requires substantial battery storage.

6 Apr 2022

Researchers Establish a Method to Compare Flat-Lens Technologies and Designs

Perhaps you are wearing glasses while reading this or have a cell phone, binoculars, a virtual reality headset or telescope. All of them rely on high-quality lenses, which are bulky, expensive and heavy-;especially when considering drones and satellites, where every gram counts.

6 Apr 2022

Novel Eye Detection System Allows Capturing Clear Iris Images from a Two-Meter Distance

Researchers of the "Embedded Systems Engineering" group of the Higher Technical School of Telecommunications Engineering of the University of Malaga, specializing in artificial vision and assistive robotics, have designed a novel eye detection system that allows capturing clear iris images from a distance of two meters with no need for subjects to stop.

6 Apr 2022

Researchers Propose a Scaling Equation on Mott-Insulating Ca2RuO4

Materials scientists may soon be able to influence the characteristics of materials using light.

6 Apr 2022

MKS Announces Ophir® Long Range, Ruggedized 60-1200 mm f/4 Continuous Zoom Lens for Cooled MWIR Cameras

MKS Instruments, Inc., a global provider of technologies that enable advanced processes and improve productivity, has announced the Ophir® SupIR 60-1200 MWIR f/4 lens, the latest addition to the company's series of lenses designed for SXGA/HD 10 µm and 15 µm VGA pitch FPA (focal plane array) cooled MWIR cameras.

From MKS Instruments, Inc. 6 Apr 2022

Cornell Engineers Build Innovative Deep-Ultraviolet Laser with Semiconductor Materials

A team of Cornell University engineers has built a deep-ultraviolet laser made up of semiconductor materials that demonstrate immense promise for enhancing the use of ultraviolet (UV) light for sanitizing water, sensing unsafe gases, and sterilizing medical tools, facilitating precision photolithography, and so on.

5 Apr 2022