Thin Film

MIT researchers claim to have discovered a new universal law for superconductors that, if proved accurate, will bring the physics of superconductors in line with other universal laws and may help advance superconducting circuits for quantum and ultra low-power computing.

A long sought-after "nanograss" structure promises to significantly boost the efficiency of organic solar cells by capturing light more efficiently while also allowing the use of cheaper, lower-grade materials.

A new prototype flexible display created by the University of Cambridge and UK firm Plastic Logic, represents the first time graphene has been used in a transistor-based flexible screen and may well provide the least expensive, easiest to manufacture solution for these devices yet.

Scientists in the UK have developed created a prototype device that features pixels just 30 x 30 nanometers in size. The development could lead to extremely high-resolution displays that put the pixel densities found in current displays to shame.

Tofu has long been touted as a good way to clean out your insides, but now a researcher at the University of Liverpool says an ingredient in tofu could also be used to clean up solar cells.

Described as a multi-display, shape-changing smartphone, the PaperFold allows up to three separate E-Ink displays to be combined into various shapes to support different functions and provide extra screen real estate when required.

In 2012, a one-molecule thick layer of silica glass was accidently made in the laboratory of Cornell professor David Muller, allowing the atoms in a glass to be seen individually for the first time. Now, Guinness World Records has identified this ultimately thin glass as a 2014 World Record.

Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a new system for strengthening the connections between stacked solar cells, which could improve the overall efficiency of concentrated photovoltaic technology and reduce the cost of solar energy production.

Inspired by moths' eyes, scientists have created new technology that may help improve the efficiency of thin-film solar cells.

The MorePhone is a prototype smartphone that can curl up to indicate incoming calls, texts or emails.

Scientists at Stanford University have created thin, flexible solar cells that can be applied to almost any surface, like a sticker.

A newly developed bendable thin-film lithium-ion battery could help bridge the gap to high-performance bendable electronics.