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2015 Nobel Prize in Chemistry announced
Tomas Lindahl, Paul Modrich, and Aziz Sancar win the 2015 award for mechanistic studies of DNA repair.
Indigo-based photodetectors to improve device performance
A solution-processable indigo acceptor delivers comparable performance to not just state-of-the-art fullerene-based devices but also silicon photodiodes.
Metal-semiconductor heteronanorods for efficient photocatalytic hydrogen
A Chinese research team has demonstrated the synthesis of unique one-dimensional heteronanostructures for photo-induced applications.
Plasma nanomaterials for photoelectrochemical water splitting
New research has proposed a plasma-assisted route to Fe2O3-Co3O4 nanomaterials for use as PEC water splitting anodes.
White Light Emitters from Lanthanide Complexes
MIT researchers demonstrate a facile and potentially universal approach to white light-emitting materials synthesis.
Enhanced Contrast for Photoluminescent Switches
Researchers develop dual-frequency response liquid crystal composite material for improved photoluminescent switches.
Metamaterial Emitters Turn Cooking into Cooling
Researchers have reported the use of artificial photonic emitters towards highly efficient radiative cooling.
2015 Small Young Innovator Awards: winners announced!
Xiaodong Chen and Yi Cui will receive the 2015 Small Young Innovator Awards in Bejing on the 3rd of September 2015.
Heat Management for Flexible Devices
Researchers have come up with a unique materials design and integration strategy that can overcome limitations of flexible micro-VCSELs.