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Optical materials news, July 2014

A solution for new meta materials

A new approach to meta materials has been developed by researchers at the University of Cambridge and the Donostia International Physics Center in Spain.

31 July 2014David Bradley

Researchers in China have demonstrated that nanowires of potassium niobate can act as UV-A photodetecting materials.

28 July 2014David Bradley

The solution-based inorganic process could drive more efficient electronics and solar devices
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25 July 2014

New laser reference device, traditional quartz “tuning fork” and coin for scale. Credit: Jiang Li/Caltech

23 July 2014Nina Notman

Researchers have demonstrated that an array of novel gold, pillar-bowtie nanoantennas can be used like traditional photographic film to record light.

18 July 2014

Thank you to all who have submitted. Winners to be announced at the Materials Today Asia conference in December.

16 July 2014Zara Preston

Researchers have developed a novel, tunable nanoantenna that paves the way for new kinds of plasmonic-based optomechanical systems.

16 July 2014

Scientists have demonstrated for the first time a photonic router – a quantum device based on a single atom.

15 July 2014

The best in materials science news from June 2014.

2 July 2014Zara Preston

Research shows magnetically responsive liquid displays helped by nanorods.

2 July 2014Laurie Donaldson

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