This overview article focuses on upconversion-luminescent nanoparticles/polymer nanohybrids and their new interesting applications.
Hematite Nanorods for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting
C. Fan and co-workers tune the crystallinity of hematite nanorods for high-efficiency photoelectrochemical water splitting
Bentonite in Drilling Mud
Bentonite has extensive applications due to its extraordinary material properties.
Nissan glows in the dark
Car manufacturer Nissan partners with inventor Hamish Scott to create paint that uses UV energy absorbed during daylight to glow at night.
Conference report: 2nd ERC MIOMIM Meeting 2015, Grenoble
A report from the 2nd ERC BIOMIM meeting, which ran from March the 11th – 13th 2015 at MINATEC in Grenoble, France.
Busy bees fuel the semiconductor sector
A team of researchers from Hefei, China use bee pollens in the synthesis of carbon dots with applications in bioimaging and catalysis.
Thermally Controlled MOF Europium Transport for Explosives Detection
A thermoresponsive MOF structure is demonstrated to capture/release europium ions for the detection of explosives at room temperature and below.
Shape Control of Metallic Nanoparticles: Gold Nanobipyramids
Shape control allows the polydispersity of gold nanobipyramids to be reduced to zero in one of the most downloaded Advanced Optical Materials papers.
Rare-earth metal for large-volume chemicals
Scientists created a new chemical process that makes use of the widely available rare-earth metal cerium to improve the manufacture of nylon.
International Year of Light: Diketopyrrolopyrroles
This month’s International Year of Light article reviews the synthesis, reactivity, and optical properties of a variety of diketopyrrolopyrroles dyes.