A new MEMS device generates energy from low-frequency vibrations

A new MEMS device generates energy from low-frequency vibrations

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Today’s wireless-sensor networks can do everything from supervising factory machinery to tracking environmental pollution to measuring the movement of buildings and bridges. Working together, distributed...
How to convert waste heat to electricity at the nanoscale

How to convert waste heat to electricity at the nanoscale

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Scientists have discovered that a class of materials known to convert heat to electricity and vice versa behaves quite unexpectedly at the nanoscale in...
How to bring sunlight into your home

How to bring sunlight into your home

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The science of light and liquids has been intimately entwined since Léon Foucault discovered the speed of light in 1862, when he observed that...
Nitrogen dioxide gas sensor based on vertically-grown In As nanowires

Nitrogen Dioxide Gas Sensor Based on Vertically-Grown In As Nanowires

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Imec and Holst Centre have developed an innovative sensor for measuring ultra-low concentrations of NO2. These sensors are important for applications that monitor environmental...
Solar cell using carbon nanotubes turns windows into generators

Solar cell using carbon nanotubes turns windows into generators

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Imagine a world where the windows of high-rise office buildings are powerful energy producers, offering its inhabitants much more than some fresh air, light...

CMOS Integrated Silicon Nanophotonics Developed by IBM

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IBM has announced another breakthrough in its long term research goal to harness the low power consumption and incredible speed promised by optical computing. Following...
Stay super-dry with Nokia’s nanotechnology

Stay super-dry with Nokia’s nanotechnology

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What happens when a drop of water falls on a lotus leaf? It’s not a philosophical question, but a natural phenomenon scientists have been...
Solar cells can be made thinner, lighter and cheaper

Solar cells can be made thinner, lighter and cheaper

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Solar cells are a key technology in the drive toward cleaner energy production. Unfortunately, solar technology is not yet economically competitive and the cost...

Next Generation of Computers and Sensors with Nanolasers

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The nano-copper wires in your computer can’t process data faster than light particles can. If light can somehow be integrated into circuits, then the processing...
Nanocable could be big boon for energy storage

Nanocable could be big boon for energy storage

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Thanks to a little serendipity, researchers at Rice University have created a tiny coaxial cable that is about a thousand times smaller than a...
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