New vapor deposition tech could accelerate commercial­ization of perovskite solar cell | The Evaporator, Dec 2024

pv magazine | Researchers in the United States developed a novel vapor deposition method for all-inorganic perovskite absorbers using continuous flash sublimation (CFS)… more

Ultrablack Coating Could Make Next-Gen Telescopes Even Better | The Evaporator, Nov 2024

American Institute of Physics | Sometimes, seeing clearly requires complete black. For astronomy and precision optics, coating devices in black paint can cut down on stray light, enhancing images and boosting performance… more

Ultra-Sensitive Sensor with Gold Nanoparticle Array | The Evaporator, Oct 2024

Nanowerk | The sensor is made up of a series of gold disk-shaped nanoparticles on a glass slide. The team at Bath discovered that when they shone an infra-red laser at a precise arrangement of the particles, they started to emit unusual amounts of ultra violet (UV) light… more

Tall order: NASA’s Psyche in TVAC testing | The Evaporator, Apr 2022

California Institute of Technology | NASA’s Psyche spacecraft is seen in early 2022 as it is placed in the 85-foot-tall, 25-foot-wide (26-meter-by-8-meter) ultra-sturdy vacuum chamber at the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California… more

Improved heterojunction fluorescence advances photo-devices | The Evaporator, Mar 2022

AzoNano | In a study published in Material Research Express, a group of researchers prepared TiN/CsPbBr3 heterostructure that could transport more electrons quicker and minimize non-radiative exchange with the aid of TiN nanoparticles… more

Researchers shed light on role of kinetics in fluid transport | The Evaporator, Feb 2022

Phys.org | Remco Hartkamp, Max Döpke and Fenna Westerbaan van der Meij, researchers at the Delft University of Technology department Process & Energy, are shedding new light on the role of surface reaction rates of liquid in electrokinetic transport… more

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