CAMBRIDGE, MA — An MIT researcher has developed a technique that provides a new way of manipulating heat, allowing it to be controlled much as light waves can be manipulated by lenses and mirrors. The approach relies on engineered materials consisting of nanostructured semiconductor alloy crystals. Heat is a vibration of matter — technically, a […]
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Researchers try new approach for simulating supernovas
Two University of Texas at Arlington researchers want to bridge the gap between what is known about exploding stars and the remnants left behind thousands of years later. So they’re trying something new – using SNSPH, a complex computer code developed at Los Alamos National Laboratory. On Tuesday, Carola I. Ellinger, a post-doctoral researcher at […]
Analysis: In pixel wars, LCD has staying power, refuses to die
(Reuters) – Liquid-crystal display (LCD) screens were expected to slowly fade and die, giving way to lighter, thinner and tougher organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panels in everything from smartphones to televisions. But LCD is refusing to go quietly as its picture quality keeps getting better. At the same time, the major backers of credit card-thin […]
Ames Laboratory scientists develop indium-free organic light-emitting diodes
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Ames Laboratory have discovered new ways of using a well-known polymer in organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs), which could eliminate the need for an increasingly problematic and breakable metal-oxide used in screen displays in computers, televisions, and cell phones.The metal-oxide, indium tin oxide (ITO), is a transparent […]
Goodbye, fluorescent light bulbs! See your office in a new light
Say goodbye to that annoying buzz created by overhead fluorescent light bulbs in your office. Scientists at Wake Forest University have developed a flicker-free, shatterproof alternative for large-scale lighting. The lighting, based on field-induced polymer electroluminescent (FIPEL) technology, also gives off soft, white light – not the yellowish glint from fluorescents or bluish tinge from […]
King’s College London finds rainbows on nanoscale
New research at King’s College London may lead to improved solar cells and LED-displays. Researchers from the Biophysics and Nanotechnology Group at King’s, led by Professor Anatoly Zayats in the department of Physics have demonstrated in detail how to separate colors and create ‘rainbows’ using nanoscale structures on a metal surface. The research is published […]
Top 10 must-see posts from October
Here’s a rundown of the most read, most popular, most awesome articles on the web. Take a look at what you missed the first time around or check up on an old favorite to see the conversation in the comments. Keep checking out the Lead at www.ecnmag.com and follow us on Twitter @ecnonline for our […]
Virtual reality ‘beaming’ technology transforms human-animal interaction
Using cutting-edge virtual reality technology, researchers have ‘beamed’ a person into a rat facility allowing the rat and human to interact with each other on the same scale. Published today in PLOS ONE, the research enables the rat to interact with a rat-sized robot controlled by a human participant in a different location. At the […]
Light grids ideal for warehousing, material handling, packaging
Pepperl+Fuchs introduces LGS Series light grids. The LGS series features a slim IP67 enclosure housing with the control unit integrated into the receiver module, uncomplicated plug-and-play mounting plus software-free and PC-free programming. As a result the LGS series is an easy-to-install, commission and operate sensing solution ideally suited for warehousing, material handling, packaging and general […]
LED Light engines ideal for life science instruments
Innovations in Optics, Inc. offers a new generation of ultra-high brightness LED Light Engines with integrated fluorescence excitation filters for use with many types of life science instruments. LumiBright LE Light Engines use state-of-the-art LED technology and interference filters with hard dielectric coatings to meet the most demanding requirements involving fluorescence excitation in life science […]