The month’s top articles from the field of nanooptics, optoelectronics, metamaterials, optical devices, detectors and sensors, micro/nano resonators and more.
Electronics
High rate performance lithium sulfur batteries
A new facile method has been developed where in situ generated CO2 gas bubbles are encapsulated in a nanoparticle stabilized emulsion.
Porous silicon nanoparticles for hydrogen production
Researchers at the University of Science and Technology of China have developed mesoporous silicon nanospheres that can be used for photocatalytic hydrogen production.
Polymer discs convert heat to electricity
Shannon Yee and co-workers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have synthesized semiconducting polymer complexes with nickel centres.
Both: saving fuel and enhancing comfort
In the mobility of the future, the recuperation of energy plays an increasingly important role, including in a car’s suspension. Car builder Audi is working on a prototype called “eROT,” in which electromechanical rotary dampers replace the hydraulic dampers used...
Inorganic double helix
Scientists at TU Munich have discovered an inorganic substance whose elements are arranged in the form of a double helix.
2016 Printing for Fabrication Conference
The 32nd edition of the International Conference on Digital Printing Technologies (NIP) was held in Manchester, UK, this month.
Advanced Optical Materials Top 5 – September 2016
The month’s top articles from the field of nanooptics, optoelectronics, metamaterials, optical devices, detectors & sensors, micro/nano resonators and more.
Workshop on Antiferromagnetic Spintronics in Mainz
A workshop on the emerging field of Antiferromagnetic Spintronics focuses on making antiferromagnets active elements of spintronic devices
High-efficiency THz nano-detectors
An international collaboration has built THz photon sensors that operate over the 0.3-0.65 THz range, at low temperatures, with excellent signal to noise ratio values.
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