New 'zentropy theory' based on quantum mechanics could unlock seemingly impossible electronic devices made with transparent ...

Windows are some of the biggest energy liabilities in modern buildings, yet they are also non‑negotiable for light, comfort, and design. A new class of clear materials promises to flip that equation, ...

Researchers have long chased a deceptively simple goal in building design: glass that lets in the view and daylight, but not the heat that drives up energy bills. That ambition is now much closer to ...

An aerogel material that is more than 99% transparent to light and is an excellent thermal insulator has been developed by Ivan Smalyukh and colleagues at the University of Colorado Boulder in the US.

Colorado team develop a new form of silicone that is more transparent than window glass, and a better thermal insulator than ...

A new microscopy technique allows scientists to see single-atom-thick boron nitride by making it glow under infrared light.

A team of scientists have created a porous material that keeps windows almost 100 percent transparent while blocking 10 times as much heat as regular glass windows.

Traditional plastics are so poor at conducting electricity that they are often used to insulate against it instead, making it the shielding material of choice for things like wiring and circuit boards ...

A program co-funded by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) was chosen by Time Magazine for its List of Best Inventions of 2011. Drs Ali Aliev, Yuri Gartstein and Ray Baughman, of the ...

A program co-funded by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) was chosen by Time Magazine for its List of Best Inventions of 2011. Drs Ali Aliev, Yuri Gartstein and Ray Baughman, of the ...