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New type of indoor solar cells for smart connected devices

“In a future where most things in our everyday life are connected through the internet, devices and sensors will need to run without wires or batteries. In a new article in Chemical Science, researchers from Uppsala University present a new …

Potassium Metal Battery Emerges as a Rival to Lithium-Ion Technology

“From cell phones, to solar power, to electric cars, humanity is increasingly dependent on batteries. As demand for safe, efficient, and powerful energy storage continues to rise, so too does the call for promising alternatives to rechargeable lithium-ion batteries, which …

Quantum researchers able to split one photon into three

“Researchers from the Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) at the University of Waterloo report the first occurrence of directly splitting one photon into three. The occurrence, the first of its kind, used the spontaneous parametric down-conversion method (SPDC) in quantum …

Research Brief: Atomic-scale imaging reveals secret to thin film strength

“An international team of scientists and engineers, led by University of Minnesota Associate Professor K. Andre Mkhoyan and Professor Emeritus Michael Tsapatsis (currently, a Bloomberg Distinguished Professor at Johns Hopkins University), have made a discovery that could further advance the …

Say goodbye to power outages, says UBC Okanagan engineer

“Researchers shine a light on ways to keep the energy flowing With the goal of eliminating brownouts and blackouts, new research from UBC’s Okanagan School of Engineering is redesigning how electricity is distributed within power grids. The research describes …

Scientists shed light on mystery of dark matter

“Scientists have identified a sub-atomic particle that could have formed the “dark matter” in the Universe during the Big Bang. Up to 80% of the Universe could be dark matter, but despite many decades of study, its physical origin has …

Scientists succeed in measuring electron spin qubit without demolishing it

“A group of scientists from the RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science in Japan have succeeded in taking repeated measurements of the spin of an electron in a silicon quantum dot (QD), without changing the spin in the process. This …

Solving a mystery in 126 dimensions

“One of the fundamental mysteries of chemistry has been solved by Australian scientists - and the result may have implications for future designs of solar cells, organic light-emitting diodes and other next gen technologies. Ever since the 1930s debate has raged …

Technology provides a new way to probe single molecules

“Precision measurements can aid understanding of disease, infection and vaccines Biology can be murky, and medicine involves dealing with very complex mixtures of molecules. A new technology developed at Northwestern University now offers some clarity to scientists with precision measurements …

The Goodyear reCharge Concept – Making Tire Changing Easy with Customized Capsules that Renew your Tires

“The Goodyear reCharge is a revolutionary self-regenerating concept tire that can adapt and change to meet individual mobility needs. “Goodyear wants the tire to be an even more powerful contributor to answering consumers’ specific mobility needs, said Mike Rytokoski, Vice-President …