Month: November 2017
Reinventing Wood

Reinventing Wood

Wood could potentially replace petrol in chemistry and concrete in construction, according to studies conducted under the Swiss Research Programme “Resource Wood”.

Magnetic-Field-Modulated Tuning of Light-Emitting Properties

Magnetic-Field-Modulated Tuning of Light-Emitting Properties

Researchers from Hong Kong Polytechnic University and the Hong Kong Polytechnic University Shenzhen Research Institute achieve remote and temporal tuning of luminescence intensity and wavelength in green- and blue-emissive piezophosphors by modulating the magnetic field. This novel method is promising for applications in magnetic optical sensing, piezophotonics, energy harvesting, nondestructive environmental surveillance, novel light sources, and displays.