In the new study, the researchers used an approach called colloidal lithography to create transparent conductive silver thin films. They first created a masking layer, or template, by coating a 10 ...

Throw in a power source -- this transparent solar cell -- and we're getting mighty close to a transparent computer. Read more at UCLA, or hit up the research paper DOI: 10.1021/nn3029327 [paywalled] ...

High-Performance Doped Silver Films: Overcoming Fundamental Material Limits for Nanophotonic Applications. Advanced Materials, 2017; 1605177 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201605177 ...

The thinnest, smoothest layer of silver that can survive air exposure has been laid down at the University of Michigan, and it could change the way touchscreens and flat or flexible displays are made.

A new fabrication process for transparent ultra-thin silver films has been developed. The material may help build highly efficient solar cells and light-emitting diodes. However, traditional ...

The artisan collected the brown stone and made it into a transparent plaque in Jiangsu, China, on August 26. Footage shows the man splitting open the rock, revealing a crystal-clear interior.

Currently, transparent electrodes are made from a material known as indium tin oxide, or ITO. Although it suffices for its job, it’s brittle, cracking and losing functionality if flexed.

Then comes the metal layer, composed of silver with an addition of 6.5 nanometers of copper, and then zinc oxide helps guide the light into the plastic surface.

Posted: Mar 21, 2017 Transparent silver: Tarnish-proof films for flexible displays, touch screens, metamaterials (Nanowerk News) The thinnest, smoothest layer of silver that can survive air exposure ...