Experiments have resulted in gold films with a theoretically expected transparency of over 80% in the visible range.
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Henning Sirringhaus joins the Advanced Electronics Materials editorial board
Professor Sirringhaus, from the University of Cambridge, is one of the outstanding researchers in the field of organic electronics.
Inkjet printing and metal nanoparticles combine to shrink electronics
new research has combined inkjet printing and metal nanoparticle inks as a novel, low-cost solution for interconnect fabrication.
Engineers develop smart skins for aircrafts
Work is underway at BAE Systems to give aircraft human-like ‘skin’, enabling the detection of injury or damage.
Micro electric motors fly with the Rosetta mission
The European space probe Rosetta has reached the comet Chury. Micro motors from the swiss manufacturer maxon have traveled with it.
Down to the breadboard: getting to know Rainer Waser
Getting to know Rainer Waser, director of EMRL and winner of the 2014 Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize.
Efficient Electron Transport in a Semiconducting Copolymer
Hopping of localized, intrachain polarons leads to high charge carrier mobilities in a donor acceptor type conjugated copolymer.
Graphene Nanocomposite for Room Temperature RAM
Recent work reports the use of a magnetic graphene oxide-iron oxide nanoparticle nanocomposite to fabricate an MRAM operating at room temperature.
Patterning organic electronics with microfluidics
Researchers have demonstrated a novel microfluidic method to pattern organic films directly in air.
How smart is solid-state lighting?
American researchers have reviewed the current status of solid-state lighting, relative to its potential to be ‘smart’ and ultra-efficient.
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