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Faster Perovskite Production with Machine Learning

Sarah Michaud | 21 April 2022

A new artificial-intelligence framework could accelerate perovskite solar-cell manufacturing to commercialization levels. read more  

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Array of Flat Metalenses Captures Wide-Angle Image

Edwin Cartlidge | 20 April 2022

Compact camera enabled by “meta-atoms” can operate over a viewing angle of 120°. read more  

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Glass-in-Glass Fabrication for Miniature Infrared Optics

Patricia Daukantas | 14 April 2022

A new infiltration process involving chalcogenide glass could help in designing tiny IR optical components for imaging, sensing and more. read more  

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Combating Counterfeit Medications with Edible Fluorescent Tags

Meeri Kim | 13 April 2022

Using fluorescent silk from genetically modified silkworms, researchers create smartphone-readable tags for use in authenticating medications at the point of sale or use. read more  

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Integrated Lasers for Lithium Niobate Chips

Stewart Wills | 12 April 2022

US-based team reports a novel approach for coupling chip-based lasers to LN waveguides, potentially opening up applications in communications, remote sensing and more. read more  

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Laser-Powered Weight Loss?

Sarah Michaud | 07 April 2022

A nonsurgical implant that uses a laser to kill stomach cells that make the “hunger hormone” could help obese patients lose weight. read more  

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Superfluorescence Seen at Room Temperature

Edwin Cartlidge | 06 April 2022

Quasiparticles acting like shock absorbers might be responsible for the observation of a macroscopic quantum state in a hybrid perovskite. read more  

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Nighttime Power from Solar Installations

Stewart Wills | 05 April 2022

Addition of a low-cost thermo-electric generator could allow photovoltaic systems to provide electricity at night, without battery storage, by harvesting Earth’s radiant heat after sunset. read more  

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Study: STEM Organizations Are Collecting Insufficient Diversity Data

Karen Kwon | 01 April 2022

A survey of surveys found that many organizations don’t ask members certain questions about identity, which may hinder efforts to improve recruitment and retention of underrepresented groups. read more  

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Stretchable LEDs for a Seamlessly Integrated Wearable Display

Meeri Kim | 31 March 2022

Researchers combine a light-emitting polymer with polyurethane to create a stretchable, flexible all-polymer LED with high brightness. read more