Organic semiconductors: An active semiconductor layer composed of organic (carbon-based) materials is used in organic solar ...

Even with advanced metal 3D-printing techniques ... both the speed of production and the strength of these advanced materials -- an advance with implications from the deep sea to outer space.

Specialized nanoparticles that absorb sunlight and convert it to heat are embedded within the new material, which was described late last year in the journal Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials.