Posts by Lisa McDonald
Terahertz measurement technique resolves individual layer thickness within multilayer coatings
Scientists at University of Kaiserslautern and Fraunhofer Institute for Physical Measurement Techniques in Kaiserslautern, Germany, have developed a technique that uses time of flight measurements from terahertz pulses to resolve individual layers within multilayered surfaces—now all the way down to 4 micrometers.
Read MoreSolar Roadways brings first-of-its-kind walkable solar panels to Route 66
Missouri’s Department of Transportation plans to install a test version of Solar Roadways’ solar road tiles in a sidewalk at the Historic Route 66 welcome center in Conway, Mo., to see if the technology is fit for use on regular streets.
Read MoreVideo: Improving 3-D printed ceramics with ‘fluid dosing and deposition’ technology
Unfold, a design studio based in Antwerp, Belgium, is using fluid dosing and deposition 3-D printing technology to print highly detailed, evenly printed ceramic sculptures.
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Bowties to advance quantum phenomena, recycled plastic lumber, and other materials stories that may be of interest for July 13, 2016.
Read MorePerovskite crystals ‘flip’ for better stability
Researchers from Los Alamos National Laboratory, Northwestern University, and Rice University have developed a “new type of 2-D layered perovskite with outstanding stability and more than triple the material’s previous power conversion efficiency,” according to news from LANL.
Read MoreZero waste: European project revamps ceramic tile manufacturing to completely eliminate waste
A European project called LIFECERAM—coordinated by the Instituto de Tecnología Cerámica of the Universitat Jaime I of Castellón in Spain and including Spanish Association of Ceramic Tile and Paving Manufacturers and several commercial partners—has reached an important milestone towards its goal of achieving absolutely zero waste in ceramic tile manufacturing.
Read MoreScaling up and going green—Oak Ridge Lab develops biofermentation technique to manufacture zinc sulfide quantum dots
Researchers at Oak Ridge National Lab (Oak Ridge, Tenn.) have developed a new process that turns to bacteria to manufacture semiconductor nanoparticles, harnessing the bacteria in giant reactors to manufacture zinc sulfide quantum dots via nanofermentation.
Read MoreScience of ‘invisibility cloaks’ has real possibilities—and real limitations
Researchers at the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin say they’ve quantified fundamental physical limitations on the performance of cloaking devices, a technology that allows objects to become invisible or undetectable to electromagnetic waves.
Read MoreVideo: Anti-counterfeiting technique writes invisible watermark in ceramic or glass
An École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne–based startup called Nanoga has patented a system that can create photonic watermarks on ceramic, glass, and metal materials and may drastically help fight pervasive markets of counterfeit goods.
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Imperfections make big impacts, boosting efficiency of perovskite solar cells, and other materials stories that may be of interest for July 6, 2016.
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