NASA engineers at the Goddard Space Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, have produced a material -- a coating -- made of multi-walled carbon nanotubes that is highly light-absorbent. Carbon nanotubes are ...

Transparent window coatings that keep buildings and cars cool on sunny days. Devices that could more than triple solar cell efficiencies. Thin, lightweight shields that block thermal detection. These ...

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The direct light propulsion of matter was observed on a macroscopic scale for the first time using a bulk graphene [graphene sponge] based material. The unique structure and properties of graphene and ...

(Nanowerk News) Researchers at the University of Ottawa have made a discovery that changes what we know about light and materials. They found that engineered achiral (symmetric) materials, called ...

New research has shown how graphene can be manipulated to create the most light-absorbent material for its weight, to date. New research published today in Science Advances has shown how graphene can ...

A hybrid photocatalyst system from Science Tokyo tackles an overlooked flaw in artificial photosynthesis to dramatically ...

A group of physicists from Russia, Sweden, and the U.S. has demonstrated a highly unusual optical effect: They managed to "virtually" absorb light using a material that has no light-absorbing capacity ...

BARRINGTON, N.J., July 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Edmund Optics (R), leading global manufacturer and supplier of optical components, continuously expands its product offering to reflect market ...