The month’s top articles from the field of nanooptics, optoelectronics, optical devices, detectors & sensors, micro/nano resonators and more.
Technology
Recent developments in the field of magnesium corrosion
This paper provides a review of recent developments in the field of Mg corrosion and puts those into context.
Metallophilic crosslinking: a silver bullet for self-healing polyurethanes
Researchers at IK4-CIDETEC report a new, isocyanate-free synthesis of self-healing polyurethanes using a metallophilic crosslinking method.
Natural fibers for sustainable plastics
Developing high-performance composite materials made with natural fibers and bio-polymers provide a new route to cost-effective, environmentally friendly composite plastics for industry.
Faster Manufacturing of Stainless Steel Tanks
Roeco Inox has developed a new system of tank manufacturing which reduces the production time by 30% and also decreases the amount of necessary welding.
Room temperature fabrication of high-temperature shape-memory thin films
High-temperature shape memory thin films have been prepared at room temperature by magnetron sputtering technique.
The End is Just the Beginning: A Review of End-Functional Poly(3-Hexylthiophene)
Craig Hawker and co-workers from UC Santa Barbara review the synthesis and many applications of end-functionalized poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT).
Quantifying molecular colocalization in live cell fluorescence microscopy
Toward identification and characterization of molecular interactions in living cells: Quantifying molecular colocalization in live cell fluorescence microscopy.
With rose petals to stretchable electronics
The use of natural substrates as masters to create elastomeric replicas for stretchable electronic devices is demonstrated.
Perpendicular geometry for better photoacoustic images
A new approach based on bidirectional scanning improves the imaging performance of optoacoustic imaging to quasi-isotropic transverse resolution.
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New theory suggests gravity is not a fundamental force
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French WEST reactor breaks record in nuclear fusion
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Quantum entanglement visualized for the first time ever
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Higgs boson may be driving the Universe’s expansion
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An anti-inflammatory peptide may hold the key to low-back pain relief
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Could a nuclear explosion set Earth’s atmosphere on fire?
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Black hole images deliver a deathblow to alternative theory of gravity
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The Road to Better Presentation of Data: The Do’s and Don’ts
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The dramatic story behind general relativity’s Nobel Prize snub
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Researchers replicate gravitational lensing in the lab