The first symposium in Australia dedicated to the subject of 2D nanomaterials research, 2D15, took place in Melbourne on the 10th-11th March, 2015.
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Active material properties come alive with 3D printing
3-D printing technology has opened new possibilities for Israel Institute of Technology’s Stephan Rudykh to test his models of active material properties.
Exploiting Air to Shift Aluminium Nanoparticle Plasmons into the UV
Researchers from from China and Hong Kong have now developed an approach to shrinking Al nanoparticles.
Flexible Bragg Reflectors for Optical Applications
Spanish group creates materials that combine the intense structural colour achievable with inorganic materials with the mechanical properties of polymers.
IUMRS recognises pioneers of materials research organisation
The International Union of Materials Research Societies (IUMRS) recognises three pioneers in the funding and organisation of materials research and development.
Towards spintronics: integrating magnetic semiconductors
Researchers have successfully deposited high quality dilute magnetic semiconductor thin films on lead magneisum niobate titanate single crystals.
DNA-based Boolean logic
Danish researchers have successfully constructed a universal DNA based Boolean logic gate system.
Low-cost, large-area plasmonic perfect absorbers
Tunable, angle- and polarization independent absorber fabricated using a combination of colloidal lithography, with disordered arrangement, and dry-etching.
Investigating next generation LED materials
Research from a Canadian-German collaboration focuses on a next generation nitridolithoaluminate phosphor, SLA, as a breakthrough material.
Micro power meter can measure nanowire heat transfer
Researchers have developed a microscale powermeter that directly measures light absorption and heat transfer in individual nanowires.