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Solar cells one-fiftieth of a human hair created
Evoluted New Media | Added: 4 Apr 2016
MIT scientists have produced solar cells so small and light they can be placed on a soap bubble.

Shapeshifting material created
Evoluted New Media | Added: 16 Mar 2016
A new foldable material that can change shape, size and volume has been created by Harvard Universi…

New nano device offers hope for smart contact lenses
Evoluted New Media | Added: 9 Mar 2016
Australian researchers have created a stretchable nanoscale device capable of manipulating light.

Breakthrough in magnesium research
Evoluted New Media | Added: 25 Feb 2016
Lighter, more fuel efficient cars are now a possibility due to research on enhancing magnesium’s co…

Body temperature reactive polymer created
Evoluted New Media | Added: 24 Feb 2016
A polymer that changes shape due to body heat has been created by a team of US scientists.!--more--…

‘Impossible’ method used to grow organic crystals
Evoluted New Media | Added: 18 Feb 2016
Organic crystals have been created by Russian scientists which can reduce the cost of creating ligh…

Natural replacement for Styrofoam developed
Evoluted New Media | Added: 28 Jan 2016
A wood based alternative to Styrofoam has been created by a team of Swedish designers and researche…

3D printed ceramics breakthrough
Evoluted New Media | Added: 15 Jan 2016
A method to 3D print structurally sound ceramic as well as heat resistant varieties was thought imp…

New firefighting foam created
Evoluted New Media | Added: 11 Jan 2016
Ceramic firefighting foam that can handles temperatures of more than 1000°C has been created by Rus…

Invisible wires could improve solar efficiency
Evoluted New Media | Added: 29 Dec 2015
Scientists have found a way to improve solar cell design, improving efficiency and lowering the cos…

New material for water desalination
Evoluted New Media | Added: 2 Dec 2015
Engineers at the University of Illinois have developed an energy efficient material for desalinatin…

Graphene ‘relative’ discovered
Evoluted New Media | Added: 21 Sep 2015
Scientists have found a new two dimensional material that resembles the structure of graphene.!--mo…

Top physics prize awarded to Professor Yablonovitch
Evoluted New Media | Added: 7 Jul 2015
The Institute of Physics has awarded its’ highest International award – the Isaac Newton Medal and …

Weld precision taken to the next level
Evoluted New Media | Added: 23 Jun 2015
By using a new laser method, scientists have created the world’s smallest plastic weld.!--more--
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Metamaterial hails efficient wireless power transfer
Evoluted New Media | Added: 13 May 2015
By using metasurfaces rather than antennas, scientists created an electromagnetic energy collector …

Graphene speeds up light conversion
Evoluted New Media | Added: 8 May 2015
Researchers have created a graphene-based photodetector to convert absorbed light to electricity at…

New chameleon-like material
Evoluted New Media | Added: 8 Apr 2015
Engineers have created a chameleon-like material that can change colour on demand.!--more--
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Proton preference makes graphene fuel-cell friendly
Evoluted New Media | Added: 21 Jan 2015
New research has shown protons easily penetrate monolayer sheets of graphene making it an attractiv…

The fluorescent fingerprint of plastic
Evoluted New Media | Added: 29 Dec 2014
A new technique based on the fluorescence of materials could greatly simplify the sorting of plasti…

Shrinking sensor means faster, more accurate results
Evoluted New Media | Added: 23 Dec 2014
A novel sensor that has miniaturised optical emission spectrometers could make the analysis of gold…