It is shown that a metallic material can become lighter and stronger, while about half of its component was removed by corrosion.
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Sensitive skin – paper-based multifunctional artificial skin
Using only off-the-shelf components, researchers in Saudi Arabia have designed and built an affordable and multifunctional artificial skin sensor based on recyclable materials including paper and aluminium foil.
Topological Insulators for All-Optical Signal Processing
By combining a third-order nonlinear optical material, topological insulator, and microfiber, an all-optical processing device is successfully prepared.
Magnetoelectric Oxide Gates to Enable Graphene Spintronics
The ability to electrically control magnetism in a gate dielectric is demonstrated by physicists at North Carolina State University.
Advanced Optical Materials – February Issue Covers
Check out the articles highlighted on the covers of the latest issue of Advanced Optical Materials.
Supramolecular Fabrication of Toxin-Inspired Structures
Researchers have devised a bottom-up approach to fabricate precisely arranged synthetic macromolecules and an enzymatically active toxin from Clostridium botulinum.
Towards More Efficient OLEDs; Enhancing the Emission Properties of Polymeric Semiconductors
New research asks how to manipulate the features of polymeric semiconductors to improve OLEDs and other display applications.
Patterning Solution – Direct patterning of ZnO thin films
Researchers in Troyes, France have developed a cheap and efficient method of direct patterning ZnO films, using laser interferential lithography to selectively remove ZnO in well-controlled patterns, without the use of a photoresist.
Persistent Phosphorescence for Targeted Imaging
A host–guest–guest material demonstrates the photoreversible on–off recording of persistent room-temperature phosphorescence from the phosphorescent guest.
Polymeric Micelles for Bioimaging
Fluorescent materials have drawn much attention as probes for imaging, diagnosis, and therapy in biological science.
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