Intracellular plasmonic imaging by exciting multi-mode resonances in split-ring resonators is reported in Advanced Optical Materials.
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Copying Butterflies to Create 3D Magnetophotonic Crystals
Researchers have developed a method to fabricate 3D network magneto photonic crystal with controllable properties from a butterfly wing
LiNbO3-silica glass ceramics: a promising alternative for frequency conversion?
Glass ceramics are of great interest for the development of optical elements with meter-scale dimensions for high power laser facilities.
Advanced Optical Materials Issue 2
Advanced Optical Materials Issue 2 is live, with 12 papers from top research groups and covering all aspects of light–matter interactions.
Hierarchical Electrohydrodynamic Structures for SERS
Hierarchical electrohydrodynamic pattern formation enables the fabrication of multiscale 3D structured arrays as SERS-active platforms.
Electrochemistry Reversibly Switches Optical Response
A novel metal deposition-based electrochromic device can realize three optical states in a single material—transparent, mirror and black.
Mimicking Butterflies to Make Silica Thin Films
New silica microsphere films mimic the striking color display of the Morpho butterfly, with the added advantage of material flexibility.
Metamaterial Absorbers: A Review
Padilla and co-workers give an excellent overview on metamaterial absorbers and discuss a selection of examples and related applications in this field.
Gold Nanoantennas Boost the Emission Rate of Conjugated Polymers
The radiative emission rate of poly(3-hexylthiophene) could be greatly enhanced by integrating it into a plasmonic split-dipole nanoantenna.
Breaking and Assembling Liquid Crystals
Reversible fragmentation and self-assembling of nematic liquid crystal droplets on functionalized pyroelectric substrates
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