Tuesday, 2 April 2019

New plastic films deflect or trap heat with zero energy required

Researchers have developed new plastic films that stay cool when exposed to sunlight and are very lightweight, strong and bendable. The versatile materials come in a variety of colors and could be incorporated into architectural and wearable products to regulate the temperature of buildings and people without requiring any power.

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Mind the band gap! -- researchers create new nanoscale forms of elementary semiconductor with tunable electronic properties

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