Check out the articles highlighted on the covers of the latest issue of Advanced Optical Materials.
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Terahertz Plasmonic Structures with Varying Conductivities
Using a commercially available inkjet printer, electrical engineers were able to produce plasmonic structures with varying conductivities.
Sensors, OPV modules, and light extractors: Advanced Optical Materials in May
Check out the articles highlighted on the covers of the latest issue of Advanced Optical Materials.
PDMS/nanotube transducer converts terahertz radiation to sound
Heat-based carbon nanotube/PDMS sensor developed at University of Michigan could detect terahertz radiation in real-time.
Improved early detection of esophagus dysplasia
A novel screening approach for discriminating dysplasia from metaplasia in Barrett’s Esophagus using diffuse reflectance spectroscopy.
Purifying pharmaceuticals with nanostructured metasurfaces
A combination of nanotechnology and a unique twisting property of light could lead to new methods for ensuring the purity and safety of pharmaceuticals.
Stimulating neurons with IR-responsive gold nanorods
Silica-coated gold nanorods with absorption at precisely 780 nm cause action potentials in nerve cells when exposed to laser light.
Silicon-Based Visible-Blind Ultraviolet Detection and Imaging
A self-powered, visible-blind UV detection design using silicon based photodetectors combined with UV sensitive luminescent materials has been developed.
A better look into arteries
Multispectral fluorescence lifetime imaging system with ultrasound guidance could improve intravascular diagnostics and analysis of atherosclerotic lesions.
Water disassociation experiments could improve catalysis
EPFL scientists use lasers to determine for the first time how specific vibrations in a water molecule affect its ability to dissociate.
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