Researchers from EMPA, the Swiss Federal Institute for Science and Technology, present light scattering enhancement at the absorption edge in dewetting droplets of cyanine dyes.
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New Ray of Hope for High-Efficiency Solar Cells
A new approach with the potential to overcome efficiency loss of solar cells.
There is No Step Two: Simultaneous Synthesis and Application of Nanoparticles
The recognition that scaling down would be the key to the future of technology led to research into simpler, greener techniques to synthesise nanomaterial building blocks. It’s not enough that the materials can be created: synthesis techniques need to be precise and...
From Nanoinks to Advanced Application via 2D and 3D Printing
Formation, formulation and applications of micro- and nanoparticles for 2D and 3D printing.
High Reactivity PCO Pseudocapacitors
Co3O4 is emerging as favorable candidate for application in pseudocapacitors due to its low cost, super-high theoretical capacitance (3560 F/g), and great reversibility. Now, even more with substantially enhanced specific capacitance and cycling stability achieved by surface modification.
One-Pot Solvothermal Synthesis of Graphene Oxide Quantum Dots
A facile one-pot solvothermal method that allows selective synthesis of pure graphene oxide (GO) and pure GO quantum dots.
Gold Nanoparticle-Mediated Photothermal Therapy: Applications and Opportunities for Multimodal Cancer Treatment
Photothermal therapy that uses gold nanoparticles to convert light to heat is effective against cancer both alone and combined with other therapeutic strategies is reviewed.
Microfluidic Generation of Monodisperse and Photoreconfigurable Microspheres
The color produced by microscopically structured surfaces can be controlled by with the microfluidic preparation of monodisperse photoreconfigurable microspheres.
The “Coffee Ring Effect”: Inspiring the Design of Self-Assembling Conductive Circuits
Thousands of conductive circuit arrays are self-assembled in just one minute by utilizing the coffee ring effect.
Ocular Drug Delivery Powered by Your Body
Researchers from Singapore, China and USA have recently reported in Advanced Materials the first example of a TENG-based self-powered iDDS, and demonstrate its functionality in ocular drug delivery.
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