An optical device uses light-based signals for computation and communication and is a vital step toward advanced neuromorphic computers.
Advanced Optical Materials
Infrared: The future of anti-counterfeit tags?
A new study proposes a technique to print images on a special surface such that they can only be seen by authorized recipients.
Science in pictures
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Science in pictures
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An affordable, quantum‐limit‐approaching sensing chip for trace chemical analysis
Study shows improvements to chemical sensing chip that aims to quickly and accurately identify drugs and other trace chemicals.
Smart windows that self-illuminate on rainy days
A new filter structure that expands and contracts as moisture levels change provides the first steps in create humidity-responsive smart windows.
Advanced Nostalgia: Highlights from the Archives
A peek into the Advanced journal archives reveals some of the interesting and creative work published over the years that is still being cited today.
Shining a Light on the Nicobar Pigeon
The iridescence of Nicobar pigeon plumage is put under the microscope.
Copper Nanowire Hedgehogs: Nature-Inspired SERS Substrates
A broadband visible-light-driven photocatalytic SERS platform with the CuO nanowires (NWs)/Cu2O hetero-nanostructures as the backbone.
Optimal in Optical: 2D Semiconductors, OLEDs, Metasurfaces, and Much More
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