Energy & Green Tech
As anyone who has ever parked a car in the sun on a hot summer day knows, glass windows are great at letting sunlight in but terrible at allowing heat out.
Oct 26, 2021
0
271
Engineering
A new material designed by researchers at the University of Toronto's Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering combines the flexibility of human skin with improved conductivity and tolerance of temperatures as low as -93 C.
Aug 5, 2021
0
386
Robotics
Researchers at Yale have developed a robotic fabric, a breakthrough that could lead to such innovations as adaptive clothing, self-deploying shelters, or lightweight shape-changing machinery.
Sep 29, 2020
0
212
Engineering
Using polymers and natural stone slurry waste, UBC Okanagan researchers are manufacturing environmentally friendly stone composites.
Sep 19, 2019
0
23
Energy & Green Tech
Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a new design for harvesting body heat and converting it into electricity for use in wearable electronics. The experimental prototypes are lightweight, conform ...
Sep 12, 2016
2
820
Electronics & Semiconductors
Transparent conductors are essential for many devices, such as touch screens and solar cells. Copper iodide (CuI) can conduct electricity while staying see-through but is not as good as some other materials. Researchers from ...
Nov 2, 2023
0
44
Engineering
PVC window frames rely on a metal scaffold for stability. But what if another strong material with lower heat conductivity was used in place of the metal? This would improve the overall thermal insulation of the window and ...
Oct 12, 2023
0
1
Electronics & Semiconductors
Imagine a stretchable and durable sensor patch for monitoring the rehabilitation of patients with elbow or knee injuries, or an unbreakable and reliable wearable device that measures a runner's cardiac activities during training ...
Oct 2, 2023
0
87
Energy & Green Tech
Perovskite light-emitting diodes (PeLEDs) have been considered the most potential application technologies for the next-generation display and lighting field. Since the first room temperature-emission PeLED was demonstrated ...
Jul 19, 2023
0
34
Energy & Green Tech
In times when energy is scarce and sustainable ways of energy production are being explored, thermoelectric materials are being considered for power generation to transform waste heat into electricity. However, to make this ...
Mar 9, 2023
0
35
