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Near-Field Enhancements along Ring-Shaped Nanostructures
The near-field enhancement on the surface of ring-shaped gold nanostructure becomes homogeneous through circularly polarized light.
Photocatalysis as an energy source: Zn-Ga-O nanocubes improve conversion rate
Chinese researchers have developed a new nanomaterial to improve the chemical conversion rate in photocatalytic energy systems.
Plasmon Bands in Gold-Silver Nanorods
Researchers from The Chinese University of Hong Kong have shown that there are four plasmon bands in (Au core)−(Ag shell) nanorods.
Battery or Bracelet? Cable-Type Flexible Lithium-Ion Batteries
An exceptionally flexible prototype cable-type battery can be used in a variety of shapes towards portable, wearable, and flexible electronics.
New reagent for multiphoton lithography greatly extends available shapes
A new MPL reagent, which its creators dub “protogel”, is allowing researchers to create exciting new 3D microstructures.
Sticky Teeth: Improving Dental Adhesives
A new form of dental adhesives, containing bisphosphonate and bisphosponic acid, improves the ability to etch enamel and increases stability in water.
Organic semiconductors – accelerating pace
Henning Sirringhaus, Tomo Sakanoue, and Jui-Fen Chang discuss the physics governing electronic transport in high-mobility organic semiconductors.
Large-Area Low-Cost Gold Nanostructures through Colloidal Nanolithography
Double split-ring resonators with optimized Fano resonances for refractive index sensing could be realised by hole-mask colloidal nanolithography.
Technical University Berlin honours Karl Wolfgang Böer
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