Check out the articles highlighted on the covers of the latest issue of Advanced Optical Materials.
Handwritten, soft circuit boards using nanoparticles
This video shows that it is possible to ‘mechanically sinter’ liquid metal nanoparticles to form soft, electrically conductive traces by hand.
Mimicking human skin with haptic pressure sensors
Chen et al. have developed haptic memory arrays which can detect and retain external pressure distribution.
Silicone-Based Systems as Dielectric Elastomer Transducers
Silicone elastomers are favourable materials for dielectric elastomer transducers. Read more about the current state-of-the-art.
Advanced Optical Materials Top 5 – January 2016
The month’s top articles from the field of nanooptics, optoelectronics, optical devices, detectors & sensors, micro/nano resonators and more.
Cutting-edge displays at CES 2016
Further development of OLED technology leads in commercial solutions.
Enhanced antibacterial effect from silver nanomaterials
Silver(I) metallogels with nanotube and nanofiber structures show strong antibiotic properties.
Towards economic conjugated polymers
Hu’s group at SCUT investigate alkyne-based multicomponent polymerization to afford polymers from three or more kinds of monomers in a one-pot procedure.
New technique offers strong, flawless 3D printed ceramics
Researchers have developed a way to create ceramics using 3D printing that results in a strong material with little tendency to crack
Best of Advanced Optical Materials 2015 – Now online
Advanced Optical Materials has made a selection of the best original articles from 2015 available to download for free.