The month’s top articles from the field of nanooptics, optoelectronics, optical devices, detectors & sensors, micro/nano resonators and more.
Month: December 2015
Black Phosphorus Composites for Pulsed Lasing
Black phosphorus encapsulated in a transparent polymer matrix is applied as a nonlinear absorber material for pulse generation in optical fiber lasers.
Boeing develop lightest ever material
Boing created an open cellular polymer structure to build lighter aircrafts and save fuel.
Sungas Instead of Syngas
Hydrogen and carbon monoxide gas (sungas) is generated in a solar thermal electrochemical process (STEP) from water and carbon dioxide.
ESCARGOT: A New Approach for Microfluidic Devices
Scientists based in the Netherlands and Spain have recently developed a two-step printed scaffold-removal method to fabricate intricate microfluidic devices.
Turning coke oven gas into baking powder
ThyssenKrupp and TU Berlin develop a process for eco-friendly conversion of process gases.
Tumor Prodrug to Monitor Therapeutic Success
A tumor prodrug, which is able to monitor drug release and therapeutic success in real time, is developed.
Porous molybdenum-based nanocomposites for efficient hydrogen evolution
Researchers develop nanoscale materials that can improve the activities and stabilities of HER catalysts.
Ooho! Water to eat
A completely biodegradable, seaweed-derived water container that avoids plastic packaging.
Speed of the world’s fastest SEM increased
Zeiss introduced the the world’s fastest scanning electron microscope acquiring more than 2 Tera pixel per hour.
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The dramatic story behind general relativity’s Nobel Prize snub
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