A single gold nanoparticle tends to absorb within a narrow band. Much of its strongest response sits in visible wavelengths.

Astronomers are closing in on what looks like a colossal missing piece of the Solar System, a giant planet that appears to ...

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Sunbeams contain a lot of energy. But current technology for harvesting solar power doesn't capture as much as it could. Now, in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, researchers report that gold ...

Researchers led by Rice University’s Guido Pagano used a specialized quantum device to simulate a vibrating molecule and track how energy moves within it. The work, published Dec. 5 in Nature ...

Watch the Mission Trailer for Ranger's Path: National Park Simulator, a park ranger simulation management game developed by To-Go Games. Players can get a feel for what encounters they'll be faced ...

Check out the 'On the Road Through Faremont' Trailer for Ranger's Path: National Park Simulator, a third-person national park simulation game developed by To-Go Games. Players will embody the role of ...

Researchers report that gold nanospheres, named supraballs, can absorb nearly all wavelengths in sunlight — including some that traditional photovoltaic materials miss.

Space is getting crowded — nowadays, over 45,000 human-made objects orbit Earth. A portion of that figure is indeed represented by the thousands of satellites humans use for internet, GPS and other ...

Living in a home that feels like a cave can get old fast. While dramatic lighting has its place, most days call for bright, ...

The United States' largest solar radiation storm in more than two decades could create a dazzling northern lights display, and it may be visible in areas that typically don't see such a stunning sight ...