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Perovskite - the new photovoltaic on the block
Evoluted New Media | Added: 11 Aug 2014
Move over graphene – there’s a new kid on the photovoltaics block – and it can be spray-painted.!--…
‘On-off switch’ controls crystal structure of graphene
Evoluted New Media | Added: 16 May 2014
American researchers have found an ‘on-off switch’ for graphene which enables them to change its cr…
Rubber research leads to rarely seen hemihelix
Evoluted New Media | Added: 1 May 2014
A serendipitous discovery by scientists experimenting with elastic strips has resulted in a shape r…
Laser shows promise for solar cell efficiency
Evoluted New Media | Added: 30 Apr 2014
Solar cells based on perovskite not only excel at absorbing light but at emitting it too, turning t…
Google Glass could aid Parkinson’s patients
Evoluted New Media | Added: 24 Apr 2014
Next generation wearable technology like Google Glass could be used as an assistive aid for those w…
Antimony batteries a possibility
Evoluted New Media | Added: 14 Apr 2014
Scientists probing new materials for batteries have succeeded in producing uniform antimony nanocry…
Hairy materials grown on microscale
Evoluted New Media | Added: 27 Feb 2014
Materials constructed of tiny little hairs self-assembled at the microscale could be used in the ne…
Gummy material could improve battery safety
Evoluted New Media | Added: 12 Feb 2014
A chewing gum-like material could dramatically improve the safety of lithium ion batteries by repla…
3D printing boost from cheap titanium powder
Evoluted New Media | Added: 22 Jan 2014
The high cost of titanium powder has prohibited its use in 3D printing – with plastics being the pr…
‘Writing’ artificial membranes on graphene
Evoluted New Media | Added: 23 Oct 2013
Graphene has emerged as a versatile new surface on which to assemble model cell membranes mimicking…
12-sided quasicrystal discovered
Evoluted New Media | Added: 17 Oct 2013
A new form of a 12-sided quasicrystal has been accidentally discovered by researchers in Germany.!-…
Motorised matchsticks keep on going
Evoluted New Media | Added: 11 Oct 2013
Motorised microscopic matchsticks whose speed and direction of motion can be controlled have been d…
Redefining the ampere
Evoluted New Media | Added: 10 Jun 2013
The National Physical Laboratory and the University of Cambridge have joined forces in redefining t…
Sponge soaks up coal emissions
Evoluted New Media | Added: 13 Mar 2013
Materials Science
A new energy-efficient ‘solar sponge’ developed by researchers at Monash Universit…
Could Spider-Man’s web really stop a runaway train?
Evoluted New Media | Added: 27 Feb 2013
A group of University of Leicester physics students have determined whether a scene in Spider-Man 2…
“Wandering meatloaf” snail’s teeth may improve solar cells
Evoluted New Media | Added: 15 Feb 2013
Materials Science
The teeth of a marine snail can be used to create less expensive, more efficient n…
X-rays shine light on Picasso’s paint choice
Evoluted New Media | Added: 14 Feb 2013
High-energy X-rays have helped to resolve a decades-long debate among art historians about the kind…
The lightweight material 15 times stronger than steel
Evoluted New Media | Added: 6 Feb 2013
Scientists at the University of Southampton have developed the strongest, lightest weight silica na…
Creating nanoscale rainbows
Evoluted New Media | Added: 22 Nov 2012
King’s College London scientists have discovered how to separate colours – “creating rainbows” usin…
Super nanoparticles assemble
Evoluted New Media | Added: 25 Oct 2012
Chemists from the University of Florida have developed a technique for growing new materials from n…
