/channels/news_feeds/all/term/Amy%20Blum/rss en /channels/channels/news/mcgill-researchers-develop-cheaper-safer-material-use-solar-panels-sensors-and-optical-devices-369658 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Using proteins from a common tobacco plant virus, 91ºÚÁÏÍø <a href="/chemistry/" rel="noreferrer noopener">chemistry</a> researchers have developed a simple, eco-friendly way to arrange gold nanoparticles into ultrathin sheets, strengthening the particles’ optical properties. The result: cheaper, safer materials for solar panels, sensors and advanced optical devices. </p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/screenshot_2025-12-08_at_11.05.40_am.png?itok=1iGzXMN2" width="160" height="159" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">8 </span><span class="month">December </span><span class="year">2025</span></div></div></div></div></div> Mon, 08 Dec 2025 16:38:33 +0000 webfull 214067 at /channels