Imagine shining a flashlight into a material and watching the light bend backward—or in an entirely unexpected direction—as ...

By combining two fundamentally different microscopy techniques, researchers can now measure the optical properties of a ...

A novel dye-sensitized photocatalyst developed at Science Tokyo enables the capture of long-wavelength visible light for efficient hydrogen conversion, surpassing conventional photocatalysts. By ...

Researchers at the University of the Basque Country (EHU) have demonstrated groundbreaking results in the field of renewable energy, showing that newly developed nanomaterials – like nanoneedles – can ...

Copper cobaltate nanoneedles coated with zinc oxide hit 99.5 percent light absorption, surpassing carbon nanotubes and boosting concentrated solar power efficiency. That will pave the way towards ...

School of Chemistry, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China School of Chemistry, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China Frontier Institute of Science and Technology, State Key ...

This work achieves the refraction and reflection of flexoelectric-induced directrons at interfaces. With identical physical properties of the media on both sides of the interface, as well as uniform ...

Sometimes, the simplest solutions are the most revolutionary and impactful. During Brazil's energy crisis in 2002, mechanic Alfredo Moser developed an accessible and effective way to illuminate indoor ...