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Spotlight on Polymer Chemistry, Issue 19
The Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry highlights some important research in the latest issue.
Revolutionary 3D displays
A new development pledges to revolutionize the fittings of future car interiors – 3D displays with homogeneous, fully customizable surfaces.
Prolonged optical emission in air-bridged carbon nanotubes
Ultraclean carbon nanotubes hold promise for advances in optical fiber communications, solar cells and LEDs.
Magnetic charge crystals imaged in artificial spin ice
Honeycomb configuration helps disassemble magnetic islands—potential data storage and computational advances could follow.
Bistable liquid crystal pixels
In a proof-of-concept study, authors in Italy have demonstrated electric field-controlled switching between stable states in a porous material containing nematic liquid crystals.
Magnetisation controlled at the picosecond level
A terahertz laser developed at the Paul Scherrer Institute makes it possible to control a material’s magnetisation at a timescale of picoseconds.
Graphene conduction mystery solved
Researchers from Germany the US and Spain have discovered why graphene’s electron conduction can’t be completely stopped.
Improving solar cell design through photocatalysis
Chinese group show semiconductors can improve efficiency of photocatalysis, with potential in turn for better solar cells.
Researchers image electron pairing in superconductor
Findings and resulting theory could reveal mechanism behind zero-energy-loss current-carrying capability.
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