Tech: New catalyst produces cheap hydrogen fuel — (Report)

Professor Anthony O'Mullane said the potential for the chemical storage of renewable energy in the form of hydrogen was being investigated around the...

Tech: Researchers remove silicon contamination from graphene to double its performance — (Report)

New research reveals why the "supermaterial" graphene has not transformed electronics as promised, and shows how to double its performance and finally harness...

Tech: Research describes strategy for keeping condensed droplets from coalescing into a film —...

Hold a cold drink on a hot day, and watch as small droplets form on the glass, eventually coalescing into a layer of...

Tech: To replicate physical objects for virtual reality, just turn on your smartphone —...

Capturing and reproducing realistic, real-world objects for any virtual environment is complex and time-consuming. Imagine using a conventional camera with a built-in flash...

Tech: Device could provide refrigeration for off-grid locations — (Report)

MIT researchers have devised a new way of providing cooling on a hot sunny day, using inexpensive materials and requiring no fossil fuel-generated...

Tech: First lens for extreme-ultraviolet light developed — (Report)

Scientists from the Max Born Institute (MBI) have developed the first refractive lens that focuses extreme ultraviolet beams. Instead of using a glass...

Tech: New insight into opto-mechanics of optical fibers may now be applied to sensor...

Optical fibers make the internet happen. They are fine threads of glass, as thin as a human hair, produced to transmit light. Optical...

Tech: A big step toward the practical application of 3D holography with high- performance...

Japanese computer scientists have succeeded in developing a special purpose computer that can project high-quality three-dimensional (3D) holography as a video. The research...

Tech: Scientists achieve direct electrocatalytic reduction of CO2, raising hopes for smart carbon capture...

Chemists at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) propose an innovative way to achieve carbon capture using a rhenium-based electrocatalytic system that is...

Tech: New device for manipulating and moving tiny objects with light — (Report)

When you shine a beam of light on your hand, you don't feel much, except for a little bit of heat generated by...

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