In the field of photovoltaic technologies, silicon-based solar cells make up 90% of the market. In terms of cost, stability and efficiency (20-22% for a typical solar cell on the market), they are well ahead of the competition.
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Folding and cutting thin metal films could enable microchip-based 3-D optical devices.
Study reveals the details of light-induced phase changes.
The art of paper cutting may slice through a roadblock on the way to flexible, stretchable electronics, a team of engineers and an artist at the University of Michigan has found.
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It’s a whole new way of thinking about sensors. The tiny fibers developed at EPFL are made of elastomer and can incorporate materials like electrodes and nanocomposite polymers.
A team of researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology has developed a way to use 3-D printers to create objects capable of expanding dramatically that could someday be used in applications ranging from space missions to biomedical devices.
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Hybrid silicone-fabric sensor detects fine motor movements by flexing with the body
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This coating developed at the University of Michigan is hundreds of times more durable than its counterparts and could enable waterproofing of vehicles, clothing, rooftops and countless other surfaces.
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A new alloy could reduce the cost of high-efficiency solar cells called "concentrator photovoltaics.
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Bioinspired vortex generators increase airfoil lift, decrease drag
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Soft robots that can sense touch, pressure, movement and temperature
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Batteries that charge faster and have greater capacity could boost portable electronic devices and electric cars.
Columbia Engineers make white paint whiter—and cooler—by removing white pigment and invent a polymer coating, with nano-to-microscale air voids, that acts as a spontaneous air cooler and can be fabricated, dyed, and applied like paint.
DLP (Digital Light Processing) 3D printing uses photopolymerization to create 3D objects. Understanding the photopolymerization process can help you mitigate common problems that make your prints fail or that reduce print quality.
A nanoscale coating that’s at least 95 percent air repels the broadest range of liquids of any material in its class, causing them to bounce off the treated surface, according to the engineering researchers who developed it.
