Osram offers long and thin shaped LEDs to mimic the appearance of classic light bulbs.
Electronics
Transistors by assembling dielectric nanosheets in solution
Researchers from Northwestern University have assembled silicate nanosheets into thin dielectric films for solution-processed field-effect transistors.
Practical Nanowire-Based Flexile Electronics
A new solvothermal approach to synthesize ultrathin nanowires, with applications in flexile photodetectors, is demonstrated.
Charge correlations in cobaltates
Guo et al. reported on a systematic elastic neutron scattering study of the charge correlations in La2CoO4 as a function of Sr-doping.
Excitons in metal-halide perovskites
Menendez-Proupin et al. study excitons in metal-halide perovskites using the effective mass approximation providing better agreement with the experiment.
Advanced Optical Materials Top 5 – November 2015
The month’s top articles from the field of nanooptics, optoelectronics, optical devices, detectors & sensors, micro/nano resonators and more.
Electronic Skin: Bridging the Gap for Human–Machine Interaction
In this comprehensive review, the main research routes and technologies that are being followed to deliver high-performance electronic skin are discussed.
Compostable electronics for printing
A KIT Young investigator group develops sustainable printing materials and inks for biodegradable electronic components.
Nanoporous Metal Papers: Electrodes and Catalysts
An innovative and cheap method to produce bi- and trimodal Au–Ag and a hierarchical nanoporous Ni–Mn with excellent electrochemical properties is developed.
A Total Eclipse of the Sun: The Response of Photovoltaics in Germany
How the German electrical power grid withstood the the 2015 solar eclipse despite the disruption of energy production from solar power.
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