Optical materials news, October 2015

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Improved stability of quantum dots

improving the stability of quantum dots by chemically altering their surface in an environmentally benign way

Making solar cells invisible could enhance their efficiency

Optical invisibility cloaks could increase the efficiency of solar cells by guiding sunlight around objects that cast a shadow on the cells.

Self-assembling microflowers are blooming lovely

Scientists have developed artificial microflowers that self-assemble in water and mimic the natural blooming process.

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Call for high performance computing cluster access

Materials Today now invites researchers to propose projects that fit within the scope of the Grand Challenge.

Hybrid perovskite becomes latest 2D semiconductor

Atomically thin sheets of hybrid perovskites represent the first 2D semiconductors made from ionic materials.