Researchers from the Stanford University in the US have developed renewable plastic from carbon dioxide (CO2) and inedible plant material, creating a green alternative to petroleum-based plastic bottles and other polyester products. ...
Tags: CO2, Renewable plastic, Plant material
Uber is helping to reduce the number of drink-driving incidents in cities, a new report claims. According to research by a US driving school, Uber’s entry into Seattle is estimated to have resulted in a 10% decrease in the instances ...
Tags: Uber, Drink-driving
Researchers in Korea have been developing improved non-alloyed contacts for gallium arsenide (GaAs) complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) and high-electron-mobility transistors (HEMTs) [Seung-Hwan Kim et al, IEEE Electron Device ...
Researchers in Canada claim the highest reported optical-to-electric power conversion of more than 65% (Figure 1) for a 150W/cm2 (~1500 suns) tuned narrow spectrum input from high-powered laser diodes [S. Fafard et al, Appl. Phys. Lett., ...
Korea University has been working to improve metal contacts on aluminium gallium indium phosphide (AlGaInP) light-emitting diodes (LEDs) [Dae-Hyun Kim et al, Jpn. J. Appl. Phys., vol55, p032102, 2016]. In particular, the research team added ...
Tags: AlGalnP, Tantalum barrier, LED
The US Department of Energy's (DoE's) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), in collaboration with Washington State University (WSU) and the University of Tennessee, has improved the maximum voltage available from a cadmium telluride ...
Tags: Solar Cells, vacuum-seal
Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have successfully developed an environmentally-friendly food packaging material that is free from chemical additives, by fortifying natural chitosan-based composite film with ...
Tags: Eco-Friendly Food, Food Packaging
Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed an environmentally-friendly food packaging material capable of doubling shelf-life of food products. The new material, which is free from chemical additives, has ...
Tags: Food Packaging Material, Packaging
A diet and exercise program based around low-carbohydrate, high protein eating can be highly effective in helping to control Type 2 diabetes according to researchers from the CSIRO and South Australian universities. The result of a two ...
Organic milk and meat contain approximately 50 per cent more omega-3 fatty acids than non-organic options according to a new study published yesterday in Volume 115, Issue 5 of the British Journal of Nutrition. The largest study of its ...
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Nighttime light pollution, or sky glow, is the combined light from streetlights, parking lots, malls, office buildings, stadiums and other structures that brightens night skies and drastically limits the visibility of stars. Sky glow ...
Tags: LED Light, LED lighting
Study identifies harmful PAMP molecules in processed foods that may increase risk of diseases such as coronary artery disease and Type 2 diabetes. PAMPs can be found in processed foods such as sausages, burgers, ready meals, cheeses, ...
University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) in the USA has been developing a hybrid technique to create III-nitride tunnel junctions (TJs) using a combination of metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) and molecular beam epitaxy ...
Tags: Gallium Nitride Tunnel, Hybrid
Germany-based automotive electronics specialist HELLA, in collaboration with GaN Systems Inc of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (a fabless developer of gallium nitride-based power switching semiconductors for power conversion and control ...
Tags: Electric Vehicle, GaN Systems
North Carolina State University (NCSU) has discovered a new phase of boron nitride (Q-BN) that has potential applications for both manufacturing tools and electronic displays. The researchers have also developed a new technique for creating ...
Tags: cubic boron nitride, Boron Nitride