Paper-Thin Lenses; Advanced NiMH Batteries; and more [Weekly Materials Newsletter]

February 25, 2015 Weekly Materials Newsletter

NEWS Material Enables More Compact, Full-Color Holograms Nanostructured sheets of silicon can bend light in unusual ways, eliminating the need for bulky lenses.     NEWS BASF Doubles Nickel-Metal Hydride Energy Storage The chemical company BASF says the basic type of battery used now in hybrids could be improved tenfold, leading to cheaper electric cars.

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NEWS Nanotech Converts Conventional LCDs into Glasses-Free 3-D Displays Startup aims to give mobile devices the power to display full-color holographic images and video.       VIEW Forget Buckyballs, Here Comes Volleyballene Take 20 scandium atoms, 60 carbon atoms, arrange in a volleyball-shape and, voila!     VIEW Seven Stories You Shouldn’t Miss (Week Ending February 21, 2015) Another chance to catch the most interesting, and important, articles from the previous week on MIT Technology Review.     VIEW Recommended from Around the Web (Week Ending February 21, 2015) A roundup of the most interesting stories from other sites, collected by the staff at MIT Technology Review.     SEE MORE STORIES »

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