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The issue aims to provide a representative and comprehensive overview on the broad range of current biophotonics on-chip, spanning the full range from chip fabrication to applications in biomedical sensing and related fields.
Advanced Optical Materials Issue 3
Issue 3 of Advanced Optical Materials covers optical waveguides, plasmonics, nanolasers, and more. All articles are free to read.
Core-shell particles for acoustic metamaterials by millifluidics
Wunenburger and coworkers at the University of Bordeaux and the CNRS have used millifluidics to create hard core-soft shell microparticles.
Enhancing fertility by microfluidics and biophotonics
Lab-on-a-chip method, when combined with biophotonics, can be used to assay for metabolites, to separate gametes via optoelectrical tweezers, or to improve the vitrification of oocytes.
Plastics Become Heat Conductors by Lamellar Crystal Alignment
Thermally conductive thermoplastics have attracted attention as heat dissipative materials for a vast number of electronic devices. S. Yoshihara and coworkers (Kaneka Corporation, Japan) now report that thermoplastics exhibit high thermal conductivity by lamellar crystal alignment.
Optimizing Actuators with Shape Memory Alloys
Magnetic shape memory alloys are a promising material for actuation purposes. Researchers show advantages and disadvantages and highlight their potential.
BASF and CRC for Polymers to develop advanced technologies for soil moisture management
Five-year cooperation to develop polymers to control soil wettability, water availability and nutrient delivery.
24th International Liquid Crystal Conference held in Mainz, Germany
The 24th International Liquid Crystal Conference was held on August 19th–24th in Mainz, Germany.
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Curiosity beams back strong, clear data from ‘scour’ area on Martian surface
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