Ambitious targets for solar energy generation present challenges to an industry keen to explore new avenues for solar production. Neil Spann, chief executive of UK thin film solar manufacturer Power ...
Collecting moisture from air is a promising technique for providing water to the world’s arid regions. But the hydrophilic surfaces that are sometimes used for this purpose prefer to hold on to water ...
In laboratory tests, the method produced microgrooves with a variety of cross-sectional profiles—including triangular, trapezoidal, and semicircular shapes—with root mean square errors below 0.5 μm, a ...
(Nanowerk Spotlight) In recent years, researchers working on de-icing and anti-icing strategies have been inspired by biology and nanotechnology to develop nanocoatings and other nanostructured ...
Detecting weak and low-frequency underwater sounds remains a major challenge for ocean monitoring, navigation, and marine exploration. Researchers have now developed a high-performance electrochemical ...
In International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing, a new laser machining method that dynamically adapts its beam shape is proposed to fabricate microgrooves with ...