“Imagine batteries, capacitors, solar cells, video screens, and fuel cells as thin as a piece of paper,” study author says.

Stanford scientists have discovered how to make the electrical wiring on top of solar cells nearly invisible to incoming light

Work demonstrates a major advance in the long history of water-based (aqueous) batteries by doubling their voltage

The discovery could help industrial users “point cool” tiny areas with a focused point of light

Using relatively low-energy X-rays, the IEX beamline at the APS will help illuminate electronic ordering and emergent phenomena in ordered materials

A combination of nano-sized pores and the use of a special coating called preen oil makes Antarctic penguin feathers ultra-water-repelling, which keeps them ice-free

The technological development is a new generation of gamma-ray spectroscope

"Knowing the symmetry group of a material can greatly reduce the number of measurements you have to make," researcher says.

Researchers exposed zebrafish embryos to discs printed by two kinds of commercial 3-D printers

The three-year research project could pave the way for many more efficient and greener chemical processes

Technique could find uses in fabricating structures for functional nanoscale devices such as microchips

System provides knowledge ital for designing and advancing new functional materials