A breakthrough development in nanofabrication could help support the development of new wireless, flexible, high-performance ...
Researchers have developed a laser-aligned nanowires that could enable a new generation of transparent electronic materials, ...
A scalable nanofabrication method uses electric-field alignment and picosecond laser welding to imprint patterned silver ...
Scientists have developed a novel method for the rapid and maskless fabrication of bio-inspired hierarchical structures, using a technique called laser interference lithography, demonstrating its ...
Since the scientists at Bell Labs invented the world’s first transistor in December 1947, a revolution in microelectronics technology has profoundly affected lifestyles worldwide. As electronics get ...
Aim is to provide “lotus effects” and other laser-created microstructures for wings, biological implants and more. Laser-generated “lotus effects“ can be transferred quickly to technical surfaces. A ...
On target: Researchers in the US have proposed a new type of lens for very powerful lasers. (Courtesy: iStock/arttanja) Two new methods for generating holographic plasma lenses capable of focusing ...
Ice on an aircraft’s surfaces can be a hazard: it increases drag and fuel consumption, disrupts aerodynamic flows, and decreases lift, impairing an aircraft’s ability to fly safely. Researchers at the ...
While it's important to keep the wings of aircraft ice-free, the application of chemical deicers before takeoff can be problematic. German scientists are working on something that could help, in the ...