Adjusting the unit cell of a terahertz metamaterial relative to the diffraction order of its superlattice creates ultrahigh angular sensitivity.
Lisa Smith
Lisa Smith studied chemistry, creative writing and the classics at the University of Melbourne. She has been an editor for Wiley's Materials Science portfolio since 2010, and enjoys writing and editing both fiction and non-fiction in whatever spare time she can find.
Neurophotonics: In Pursuit of an Inorganic Brain
Mimicking the ultra-efficient organic human brain using inorganic structures is brought a step closer to reality with metal-sulphide microfibers.
Simplified Fabrication Improves Stibnite Solar Cell Efficiency
Research into solar cell materials has shown that stibnite synthesis is fast and cheap, and can be easily scaled up, critical for industrial applications.
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Shape Control of Metallic Nanoparticles: Au–Ni–ZnO Nanoflowers
Metallic and semiconductor elements combined to create these lovely flower-like nanoparticles by researchers collaborating across China and Australia.
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Thermally Controlled MOF Europium Transport for Explosives Detection
A thermoresponsive MOF structure is demonstrated to capture/release europium ions for the detection of explosives at room temperature and below.
Shape Control of Metallic Nanoparticles: Gold Nanobipyramids
Shape control allows the polydispersity of gold nanobipyramids to be reduced to zero in one of the most downloaded Advanced Optical Materials papers.
Enhanced Light Harvesting in Polymer Solar Cells
Enhanced light harvesting for polymer solar cells via ladder-type polymer donors.
Advanced Optical Materials – March Issue Covers
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