By developing a way to line up three gold nanoparticles of increasing size, scientists have developed a nanolens for focusing light.
18 December 2015
A new anti-reflection coating made up of metal nanopillars lets light through without hampering the flow of electricity in optoelectronic devices.
18 December 2015
A new germanium nanofilm not only shimmers like an opal but is hard as a crystal, exceptionally thin and highly porous.
16 December 2015
Adding minuscule silicon pillars to the surface of a solar cell can more than double the amount of energy it produces.
15 December 2015
Nanoscale octopods made of gold and palladium can do double duty as catalysts and plasmonic sensors.
8 December 2015
Using an organic superacid to fix defects in molybdenum disulphide produced a 100-fold increase in its photoluminescence quantum yield.
4 December 2015
Researchers have produced tandem solar cells from polycrystalline thin films, using a method that is suitable for mass production.
4 December 2015
A new method for manufacturing 3D nanostructures uses a mask that can define a pattern on two sides of a silicon wafer simultaneously.
1 December 2015