Solar cells, devices that can directly convert radiation emitted from the sun into electricity, have become increasingly widespread and are contributing to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions ...

The potential of using low-energy light to shape ferroelectric thin films for micro devices is advancing with an ...

The advantages of cheaper, faster and more precise crystal formation are clear to see. Crystals are used everywhere, from ...

A project at Michigan State University ( MSU) has now developed a new way to stimulate crystal growth using laser pulses, ...

The development involved hitting gold nanoparticles with just one laser pulse. Researchers at Michigan State University (MSU) ...

Researchers at Michigan State University have discovered how to "draw" on demand the crystals used in many crucial ...

Scientists have created a perovskite-based gamma-ray detector that surpasses traditional nuclear medicine imaging technology. The device delivers sharper, faster, and safer scans at a fraction of the ...

A new kind of ‘camera’ is poking at the invisible world of the human body – and it’s made from the same weird crystals that once shook up solar energy. Researchers at Northwestern University and ...

In your home, you probably have a handful of gadgets that rely on batteries: remotes, smoke detectors, wireless keyboards. But instead of having to replace those batteries again and again, those ...

The breakthrough could make scans sharper, faster, cheaper, and safer — expanding access to high-quality nuclear medicine imaging for patients worldwide. Physicians rely on nuclear medicine scans, ...

To counter this, the researchers behind the new study used a combination of chemicals to reduce the volume of these defects. This included the application of rubidium chloride, which "encouraged a ...