A new manufacturing technique creates ultrathin solar cells that are so light and flexible that they can rest on the surface of a soap bubble.
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Geoff Ozin — Small materials with a big impact
To celebrate his upcoming 77th birthday, we reached out to nanochemist and long-time ASN contributor, Geoffery Ozin, to discuss his colorful career, current projects, and plans for the future.
Adaptive vision for self-driving cars
A new machine vision system can adapt to its surroundings and paves the way for in-situ neuromorphic recognition tasks.
Making microscale stamps with lasers
By designing complex microscale stamps, precision 3D printing methods offer control over fluid transfer in traditional 2D printing applications
The stent telepathy
Researchers use radio-based imaging to monitor stent implants without invasive techniques.
Mussels and chameleons inspire a new type of sensor
Scientists design a stretchable, adhesive, self-healing material that can change color as a result of movement for real-time motion sensors.
Self-powered forest fire detection
Developing a battery-free electronic sensor to monitor the forest.
Printing liquid metals: The next generation of wiring
Direct‐write and 3D printing using liquids metals provides an interesting alternative for wiring in circuitry.
New production method of graphene enables transparent solar cells
A new way of making large sheets of graphene could lead to ultra-lightweight, flexible solar cells, and to new classes of light-emitting devices and other thin-film electronics
Artificial eye with 3D retina developed for the first time
Scientists at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology make artificial eye far better than anything current.
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