Researchers have added to the development of next generation photonic media by realizing an electrically tunable liquid crystal-metamaterial hybrid.
Optical antennas for switchable holographic smart pixels
Researchers from University of Cambridge have proposed a new type of multi-functional pixel elements for next generation holographic display technologies.
Light to work to electricity: photopiezoelectric polymer composites
Light is transduced to electrical energy in photopiezoelectric polymer composites based on azobenzene-functionalized polyimides and polyvinylidene fluoride
Advanced Optical Materials Top 5 – Feb. 2015
The month’s top articles from the field of nanooptics, optoelectronics, optical devices, detectors & sensors, micro/nano resonators and more.
Improving nanoparticle cellular uptake
A group at the University of Adelaide have developed an intracellular GSH-responsive drug delivery system with enhanced cellular uptake capability.
The Missing Dimension of Nanotoxicology
Nanotoxicology results differ depending on the dimensionality of the platform used. While 2D cell cultures are standard, they may not tell the right story.
Nanoporous materials for reproducible SERS
Researchers have designed and fabricated a new class of SERS substrate based on three-dimensional nanoporous materials.
Applying microscale superhydrophobicity to cooling solutions
A technique has been developed to fabricate hierarchical micro- and nano-structures on copper substrates, for heat transfer applications.
New processing methods for flexible perovskite solar cells
Newly published research describes the development and combination of low temperature deposition and processing techniques for perovskite devices.
"Swiss roll" nanostructures for optical frequency chiral metamaterials
Researchers have combined self-assembled colloid monolayers and the dynamic shadowing growth technique to fabricate arrays of Swiss roll nanostructures.