Rice University engineers create tunable, nanoscale, incandescent light source

While solar cells are an efficient source of renewable energy during the day, there is currently no similar renewable approach to generating power at night

Simple, low-power sensor is ideal for 'internet of things' and smart home devices

Transistors and integrated circuits made from threads are combined with thread-based sensors to create fully flexible devices

A myriad of different types of LED exist nowadays, which has been made possible by advances in our understanding of quantum mechanics, solid-state physics, and the use of alternative materials

Researchers in EPFL's Microsystems Laboratory are now working on a biodegradable implant that would release a local anesthetic on-demand over several days

New technology could have all kinds of applications, including sensors to measure the structural integrity of a building or the growth of crops

Researchers have built an electronic array on a microchip that simulates particle interactions in a hyperbolic plane

University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers have devised a method to create pieces of "smart" glass that can recognize images without requiring any sensors or circuits or power sources

Portable polarization-sensitive camera could be used in machine vision, autonomous vehicles, security, atmospheric chemistry, and more