http://news.ncsu.edu/releases/wms-narayan-oxides/

http://blogs.newsobserver.com/techjunkie/ncsu-researchers-make-a-see-through-breakthrough

Transparent displays, solar cells and embedded biocompatible medical devices are examples of where this technology could be used.

The material is the first functional oxide thin film that can be used efficiently in electronics.

This is the first time that researchers have been able to produce positively charged (p-type) conduction and negatively charged (n-type) conduction in a single oxide material. Using lasers, the team is able to precisely create the crucial positive-negative junctions resulting in greater efficiency.

Oxide films could be used to create higher voltage switches for the power grid, allowing more power to be transmitted on the existing infrastructure. This could make power transmission less expensive.

3/13/2012 11:15:57 AM

3/13/2012 11:18:05 AM

Very cool

3/13/2012 11:24:35 AM

3/13/2012 11:25:11 AM

^RIP

3/13/2012 11:43:07 AM

english holmes

we are not all NCSU researching dorks

3/13/2012 3:18:52 PM

I understood it

3/13/2012 3:27:04 PM

How soon before they use this in regards to lady swimwear?

3/13/2012 3:27:51 PM

I had half of a class taught by this guy

Most boring professor ever

3/13/2012 3:45:18 PM

Hmmmm, daytime stealth...

3/13/2012 3:50:14 PM

Hmmmm, p-type...

tee hee

3/13/2012 3:53:57 PM