New look for space shuttle tiles
Engineers have designed much improved protective tiles for spacecraft
Read article: Solar cells become thinner and cheaper
Solar cells become thinner and cheaper
Researchers have created a new type of very thin, inexpensive solar cell
Read article: Dyes boost solar cells
Dyes boost solar cells
Scientists make a new photovoltaic device
Read article: Novel photomasks make 3-D microstructures
Novel photomasks make 3-D microstructures
Scientists reveal a new photolithographic technique for making computer chips
Rayleigh jets come into view
Physicists have observed “Rayleigh jets” for the first time
Atom lithography sees the light
A new technique for making integrated circuits draws on the principles of magnetic resonance imaging
Read article: The Casimir effect: a force from nothing
The Casimir effect: a force from nothing
The force could affect everything from micromachines to unified theories of nature
Read article: Geckos’ feet get sticky from static
Geckos’ feet get sticky from static
Van der Waals forces – not capillary action – allow the lizards to walk on the ceiling
Read article: Electrons probe single atoms
Electrons probe single atoms
A breakthrough in electron microscopy could boost the semiconductor industry
Entanglement passes screen test
Physicists reveal the quantum nature of surface excitations for the first time
