A 3D image (taken with laser confocal microscopy) shows crater-like features generated by the captured droplets. (Courtesy: Northwestern University) A transparent, viscous coating that can be brushed ...

Engineers from Stanford University used basic physics to improve solar panel efficiency. A transparent overlay made of patterned silica releases excess heat and cools down the panels. Excessive heat ...

Researchers have developed a quick and easy way to turn the wood-based bioproduct lignin into nanoparticles that can create a transparent coating with anti-fog properties or a colorful antireflective ...

The hotter solar cells become, the less efficient they are at converting sunlight to electricity, a problem that has long vexed the solar industry. Now engineers have developed a transparent overlay ...

A transparent coating that fireproofs wood has been developed by a team of scientists at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. Uncoated timber burns and cracks when exposed to fire while ...

If you wear glasses, you probably know how annoying it is for your lenses to fog up as you sip on a hot beverage or step into a warm and humid environment. Just as frustrating (yet perhaps more ...