The month’s top articles from the field of nanooptics, optoelectronics, optical devices, detectors & sensors, micro/nano resonators and more.
Micro-/Nanotechnology
Breaking Graphene’s Symmetry: New Routes for Nanofluidic Diodes
Geometric asymmetry is introduced in graphene-based nanofluidic devices to enhance ion current rectification.
2015 Small Young Innovator Awards: winners announced!
Xiaodong Chen and Yi Cui will receive the 2015 Small Young Innovator Awards in Bejing on the 3rd of September 2015.
Improved battery performance from tin oxide anodes
New form of tin oxide anode combined with carbon nanotubes shows increased electrical performance in lithium and sodium ion batteries.
Face the Edges: Edges of nanomaterials
Edges of nanomaterials show special and exciting properties and are important for the performance of catalysts or for materials such as graphene.
First precise 9-arm 9-component star polymer
Precise synthesis of multi-armed and multi-component star-branched polymers was achieved using living anionic polymerization in a new iterative approach.
Targeting tumors with AIE nanoparticles
Aggregation-induced emission nanoparticles have been developed by East China University researchers for cancer diagnostics and treatment.
International Year of Light: Structured Surfaces for Solar Absorption
This article reviews how structured surfaces can be used to maximize solar absorption.
Multifunctional nanoarrays: flexible and precise nanolithography
High resolution nanolithography from combined fabrication processes creates multifunctional nanoarrays with applications in nanoimprinting and plasmonics.
Soft biocompatible PEG hydrogels
Soft biocompatible PEG hydrogels with tunable mechanical properties and RGDS-content have been prepared by Löwik et al. using a copper free-click reaction.
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