Novel dye could give cleaner pictures of what goes inside cells

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 14, 2013, 14:49

Danish chemists have introduced a novel dye that they say have the potential to outperform all fluorescent dyes currently used in imaging technology.

Nanowire solar cells come closer to reality

Last Updated: Monday, March 25, 2013, 20:21

Scientists have shown that a single nanowire can concentrate the sunlight up to 15 times of the normal sun light intensity.

Cloud helps image molecules in detail

Last Updated: Sunday, February 3, 2013, 12:40

Researchers have now devised a code that crunches vast quantity of data in hours, instead of days and week, to produce images of single molecules in detail.

Natural evolution inspires more efficient organic solar cells

Last Updated: Sunday, January 27, 2013, 15:25

A geometrically-patterned light scattering layer designed by McCormick researchers could make solar cells more efficient and less expensive.

Now, Star Trek style `tractor beam` to attract objects

Last Updated: Saturday, January 26, 2013, 13:09

Scientists have developed a real-life "tractor beam", which uses light to attract objects, and could have medical applications by targeting and attracting individual cells.

Nanowires could pave way for more efficient solar cells

Last Updated: Saturday, January 19, 2013, 12:57

Researchers from Lund University say it really is possible to use nanowires to manufacture more efficient and cheaper solar cells.

Primitive cells to show how first life originated

Last Updated: Monday, October 15, 2012, 16:58

Penn State University researchers have developed a chemical model that mimics a possible step in the formation of cellular life on Earth four billion years ago.

Windows could soon generate electricity from solar cells

Last Updated: Saturday, October 13, 2012, 10:17

Researchers have developed a new transparent solar cell - an advance toward giving windows in homes and other buildings the ability to generate electricity while still allowing people to see outside.