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New non-fullerene acceptor helps achieve 20.2% efficiency in organic solar cells
Materials and device performance. Credit: Jiang et al. (Nature Energy, 2024). In recent years, engineers have…
Thermal energy storage and phase change materials could enhance home occupant safety during extreme weather
Credit: Cell Reports Physical Science (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrp.2024.101986 Bitter cold temperatures. Unrelenting heat. Power outages that…
Researchers develop novel 3D printing strategy with controllable gradients porous structures
Comparison of traditional- and FDA-3DP strategies. Credit: Ruan Changshun Material extrusion 3D printing technology is widely…
Research shows how common plastics could passively cool and heat buildings with the seasons
A thermal image of buildings walls and roofs. Credit: Mandal et. al./Princeton University Researchers at Princeton…
Light-controlled artificial maple seeds could monitor the environment even in hard-to-reach locations
Wind-dispersed seeds common among maple trees were a key source of inspiration for the light-controlled robot.…
Convolutional optical neural networks herald a new era for AI imaging
Schematic of scattering through multiple diffusers. Each diffuser can be modeled as a thin scattering layer,…
Researchers develop innovative light-harvesting system
The structural formulas of the four merocyanine dyes (left) that form the new light-harvesting system URPB…
Small, adsorbent ‘fins’ collect humidity and release the liquid when heated
A simple, compact system first collects moisture from the air (left) and then releases the trapped…
Engineered skin tissue grants robots special properties and abilities
The engineered skin tissue and the way it adheres to the underlying complex structure of the…