New polymer-inorganic semiconductor composite breaks the record for n-type conducting polymers.
Month: July 2015
New composite material enables smaller CO2 sensor
Material scientists at ETH Zurich and the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces in Potsdam have developed a new type of sensor to measure CO2.
Degradation of Toxic Water Pollutants by Catalytic Amorphous Metals
Large surface area metallic glass particles were used for rapid dissociation of AZO dye, demonstrating the potential use of these novel materials.
Electrified World
Could we be living without fossil fuels in just 30 years time? Professor Geoff Ozin looks at the likelihood of such a Utopian vision of the future.
Nanocrystalline Low-Refractive Magnesium Fluoride Films
A novel sputtering deposition process for MgF2 thin films has been discovered by combining two chemical reactions on a pure Mg target with two reactive gases.
International Year of Light: Complex Photonic Structures
This review gives an overview how light-trapping mechanisms based on nanophotonics principles can enhance light absorption in thin-film solar cells.
Fuel saving with adamantine coating
Coating engine components with diamond-like carbon reduces friction to almost zero.
Ambient-Air Operation of Light-Emitting Electrochemical Cells
Flexible LECs with an ambient-air performance on par with identical glass-encapsulated LEC reference devices have been realized.
Advanced Optical Materials – July Issue Covers
Check out the articles highlighted on the covers of the latest issue of Advanced Optical Materials.
The NMR detective: investigating LDPE degradation
Teymouri, Kwamen and Blümich from RWTH Aachen study degradation of LDPE pellets when exposed to air at different temperatures with a desktop NMR machine.
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