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Cause of LED "droop" identified
Researchers at UC Santa Barbara and École Polytechnique confirm that Auger recombination theory is responsible for LED droop phenomenon.
Metallic nanostructures control light to a new level
Researchers at King’s College London have achieved previously unseen levels of control over the travelling direction of electromagnetic waves in waveguides.
Nanostructured system combines nanotechnology with artificial opals
Novel hybrid system with gold nanocrescents evaporated over artificial opals shows unexpected optical properties.
Nanowires on graphene uncover new epitaxy paradigm
Discovery comes as researchers set out to grow nanowires of a compound semiconductor on top of a sheet of graphene.
Zinc oxide can be used for UV lasers, LEDs
Researchers have solved a long-standing materials science problem, making it possible to create new semiconductor devices using zinc oxide.
Nanoparticle chain assembly observed in situ
Argonne scientists see nanoparticles form larger structures in real time.
Company launches nano-impedance biosensor for cancer treatment
Pharmaco-Kinesis Corporation have announced their first commercialized offering, the first-generation Nano-Impedance Biosensor (NIB).
Ultrathin transistors can be spread like butter
Cornell scientists develop a novel process of spreading extremely thin organic transistors, and used synchrotron X-rays to watch how the films crystallize.
US Naval Research Lab launch second-generation polymer resin
PEEK-like phthalonitrile resin has superior high-temperature and flammability properties for use in numerous marine, aerospace, and domestic applications.
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