Fe–Ga alloy strips, Au–Ge bonding, and MOF-FF – these and more in March’s physics highlights.
Semiconductor-free photovoltaics use nanotechnology to make energy
A new method of harvesting solar energy is emerging, which makes use of gold nanorods instead of traditional semiconductor technology.
Up-and-coming young investigators in polymer physics
Free access to articles from tomorrow’s leaders in the latest special issue of the Journal of Polymer Science: Polymer Physics.
Startups in materials science: interview with Orlando Auciello
The first part of our talk with Orlando Auciellot on ultrananocrystalline diamond, his startup company ADT, and treating retina detachment using UNCD.
Multicolor, silicon-based LEDs without heavy metals
Scientists of KIT and the University of Toronto have succeeded in manufacturing silicon-based light-emitting diodes.
Advanced Optical Materials publishes Issue 2
The second issue of Advanced Optical Materials is now online, including twelve research articles covering all aspects of light-matter interactions.
Most accessed papers in physica status solidi for January 2013
The most downloaded papers from the pss family of journals in January.
Interfacing Living Cells with Nanomaterials
Interfacing biological systems with nanomaterials may have a significant impact in research fields such as biosensors and tissue engineering.
Deposition of thin films by MAPLE
The use of MAPLE for the deposition of macromolecular thin films has been investigated by Princeton researchers.
The Holy Grail in Plasmonics – The Lycurgus Cup Goes Nano
Professor Logan Liu and co-workers at University of Illinois create large-area, high-density nanoscale arrays based on the the Lycurgus Cup.







