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Flexible transparent electrodes made from nanowire networks
Shu-Hong Yu and his research group from USTC propose a new nanowire assembly strategy to fabricate flexible transparent electrodes.
Light sensors for artificial limbs
Researchers shine light into muscle to detect instructions for artificial limbs.
Laser testing solar cells
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Electric car with aluminum-air battery can go the distance
Alcoa and Phinergy build a demo car powered by a aluminum-air battery that can greatly extend travel range.
Multifunctional coating for public touch displays
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Taking optoelectronics to the next level
A new fabrication method promises to revolutionise the production of optoelectronics in a study published in the new journal Advanced Science.
Organic semiconductors for visible light communications
Star-shaped organic semiconductors based on boron dipyromethene cores could be alternative color conversion materials for VLC.
Second-order nonlinearity with silicon waveguides
Newly published describes the generation of a second order nonlinear susceptibility in silicon by the introduction of an inhomogeneous strain.
Printing graphene for highly flexible electronics
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