Researchers are using liquid crystals to create incredibly small, swirling schools of ‘fish.’ The fish in this case are minute disruptions in the orientations of the molecules that make up …read more Source:: Science
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Quantum rebar: Quantum dots enhance stability of solar-harvesting perovskite crystals
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•Engineering researchers have combined two emerging technologies for next-generation solar power — and discovered that each one helps stabilize the other. The resulting hybrid material is a major step toward …read more Source:: Science
Glowing crystals can detect, cleanse contaminated drinking water
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•Motivated by public hazards associated with contaminated sources of drinking water, a team of scientists has successfully developed and tested tiny, glowing crystals that can detect and trap heavy-metal toxins …read more Source:: Science