Check out the articles highlighted on the covers of the latest issue of Advanced Optical Materials.
Technology
High-capacity battery uses only organic ingredients
American researchers design organic battery intended for deployment in power stations.
Speeding up the characterization of organic photovoltaics
A new contactless and rapid light beam-induced current method can be used to identify defects in complex organic multilayer films.
Nanoprobes allow a new kind of cancer detection
Researchers have reported a new method for detecting cancer cells, using SERS and fluorescence dual-encoded magnetic nanoprobes.
Recombinant proteins for better hydrogels
Researchers at Nankai University report the design and engineering of a recombinant protein that can be used for drug-delivering hydrogels.
Award-winning lightweight design
GF Automotive gets the Lightweight Award for their magnesium high-pressure die-casting oil conduct module.
Conductive coatings for flexible touchscreens
Researchers adapt mobile phones and smart phones to the carrying habits of their users.
Nanoparticle system combines chemo- and antiangiogenic therapy
Xuesi Chen and co-workers from the Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry explore the potential of combining chemotherapy with antiangiogenic therapy.
Advances in Advanced Ceramics and Coating Processing
This themed issue of Advanced Engineering Materials focusses on novel processing of advanced ceramics, composites, and coatings.
Producing fine-grained tungsten carbide composite
A method has been developed to produce crystalline fine-grained composites of basis tungsten carbide metal starting from amorphous sol-gel masses.
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