US Air Force Research Ramping up Program to Mature Hypersonic Weapon Technologies

April 7, 2017May 17, 2015 by Brian Wang

U.S. Air Force researchers are moving forward with a program to develop a hypersonic munition able to attack and destroy targets quickly over long distances, and pose lethal threats to many different targets in many different locations all at the same time. They are seeking new enabling technologies to support the High Speed Strike Weapon …

Flexible organic solar cells with record 10.8% efficiency

April 7, 2017November 12, 2014 by Brian Wang

Researchers from North Carolina State University and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology have found that temperature-controlled aggregation in a family of new semi-conducting polymers is the key to creating highly efficient organic solar cells that can be mass produced more cheaply. Their findings also open the door to experimentation with different chemical mixtures …