Unexpected breakthrough could bolster quantum photonics and solar cell efficiency.

Joseph DeSimone: liberal arts education shapes science startup founders
Joseph DeSimone talks to us about materials science startups and how liberal arts eduction shapes an entrepreneur.

Combinatorial Screening and Inkjet Printing: A Library of Novel Conjugated Low-Bandgap Polymers
Researchers from Jena have systematically studied the thin-film properties of a novel class of conjugated polymers.

Cooling semiconductors using only light
Nanyang researchers take group II-VI semiconductor cadmium sulfide from 20 to -20 degrees C in major breakthrough.
Polymer film could deliver safer vaccines more easily
Polymer film that gradually releases DNA coding for viral proteins could offer a better alternative to traditional vaccines.

Researchers find optimal pattern for solar harvesting
Organic solar cells design could lead to more efficient, less expensive solar power.

Advanced Optical Materials publishes first issue
The first independent issue of Advanced Optical Materials is now online, including a review on magnetoplasmonics as well as ten excellent, original research articles.

Graphene technique allows high-quality p-n junctions
Peking University researchers establish a scalable technique for the synthesis of high quality graphene p-n junctions.

A better electrolyte for lithium ion batteries
Solid nanoporous electolyte developed at ORNL could solve many of the safety concerns associated with current lithium-ion technology.

Silicon nanoparticles produce hydrogen on demand
New technology could help power portable devices like satellite phones and radios.