An avalanche photodiode design with a quantum dot multiplication structure attains a high maximum gain factor and a superior gain noise performance.
Sensors
A Golden Guide to Brain Surgery
Taking the headache out of brain surgery: these gold nanoparticles cross the blood–brain barrier and report when they hit tumour tissue.
Reducing the “Ouch” in Glucose Monitoring Devices for Diabetes
A comprehensive physicochemical analysis of a prototype continuous glucose monitor developed as a less invasive and more patient-friendly alternative to the lancet based glucose monitors is reported.
Blooming Knit Flowers
Knitted soft morphing flowers—lilies, daffodils, gamopetalous and calla flowers—are fabricated using thermally responsive smart fibres.
Stretchable Sensors for Biofluids
Thin, stretchable chemical sensing systems that mount on open cellular substrates for biofluids.
High Throughput and High Content Imaging: The Special Issue Returns
The recently published Part II Special Issue on High Throughput and High Content Imaging and Cellular Informatics.
One-Pot Solvothermal Synthesis of Graphene Oxide Quantum Dots
A facile one-pot solvothermal method that allows selective synthesis of pure graphene oxide (GO) and pure GO quantum dots.
Flexible Phototransistors from the Printer
Printable and flexible organic phototransistors with high performance by blending common organic semiconductors with biocompatible polymers.
Plasmonic Effects Enhance Infrared Detection
Researchers from Peking University demonstrate that a plasmonic contact electrode can enhance the performance of carbon nanotube infrared detectors.
Silk E-Skin
Beijing-based researchers design an electronic (E-skin) based on silk fibroin for wearable pressure sensor applications.
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