Scientists regularly turn to nature for inspiration in their pursuit of next-generation materials, and engineers studying the porous microstructures of bone and wood have come up with a clever ...

University of Münster. "2D materials rotate light polarization." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 22 April 2024. <www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2024 / 04 / 240422120712.htm>.

The areas not exposed to light, meanwhile, remained soft and stretchy. “This is the first material of its type,” said Zachariah Page, assistant professor of chemistry and corresponding author ...

Stockholm University. "Quantum breakthrough when light makes materials magnetic." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 10 April 2024. <www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2024 / 04 / 240410112818.htm>.

– The global light harvesting materials market was valued at US$ 112.2 Mn in 2022 and is projected to expand at a CAGR of 6.6% from 2023 to 2031. Rise in R&D activities in nanotechnology, such ...

These materials that glow strongly for hours open possibilities, such as "glow-in-the-dark" cities lighted by luminescent pavements and buildings. Since 19 percent of all global energy use is for ...

The phase and the group velocity of light propagating in conventional optical media cannot exceed the speed of light in vacuum. However, in so-called epsilon-near-zero (ENZ) materials, light ...

Wee Willie Winkie investigates light and reflective materials. He chooses the most suitable equipment for going out on a dark night. Wearing reflective materials helps other people to see you in ...