Vancouver researchers develop nanocrystalline cellulose with added sugars to counteract the tendency of such materials to crack.
Optics
Advanced Optical Materials publishes Issue 2
The second issue of Advanced Optical Materials is now online, including twelve research articles covering all aspects of light-matter interactions.
Entirely new approach to develop micro-electromechanical systems
New design methodology may pave the way for micro-electromechanical sensors and actuators – robots will be able to see and feel more effectively in future.
Increasing SERS enhancement in patterned nanoparticle arrays
How to improve efficient focusing of light on the nanoscale by using lithographically patterned metal nanoparticle arrays.
Researchers demonstrate self-assembling quantum dots
Unexpected breakthrough could bolster quantum photonics and solar cell efficiency.
The Holy Grail in Plasmonics – The Lycurgus Cup Goes Nano
Professor Logan Liu and co-workers at University of Illinois create large-area, high-density nanoscale arrays based on the the Lycurgus Cup.
Plasmonic Response of Metal-Infiltrated Protein Crystals
Scientists at the University of Southampton find strong absorption in metal-infiltrated crystals, which they assigned to localized surface plasmon modes.
Laser Measurement with High Accuracy under Hostile Ambient Conditions
A novel laser measurement system aids the alignment of strand guide rollers in casting plants.
Cooling semiconductors using only light
Nanyang researchers take group II-VI semiconductor cadmium sulfide from 20 to -20 degrees C in major breakthrough.
Laser scattering technique sheds light on the strength of spider silk
Non–invasive laser light scattering technique used to uncover the elastic properties of silk from four different spider species.
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