Optical materials news, January 2017

Perovskite nanoparticles self-assemble to produce efficient LEDs

Researchers have developed a technique in which nanoscale perovskite particles self-assemble to produce more efficient, stable and durable LEDs.

Applied Materials Today receives first CiteScore Tracker value

One-dimensional perovskite makes efficient light emitter

A new one-dimensional, core-shell-type crystalline wire made from organic-inorganic hybrid materials can emit light efficiently.

The 2017 Reaxys PhD Prize is now open

Submissions for the 8th annual Reaxys PhD Prize are now open.

Germanium reveals its behavior under pressure

Researchers have been able to create a high-pressure form of germanium, known as ST12, in a large enough sample size to confirm its characteristics.

The Acta journals welcome two new Editors

Christopher Hutchinson and Tadashi Furuhara join the Acta Journals.

Current Opinion in Solid State & Materials Science turns 20

Enjoy free access to the anniversary special issue of Current Opinion in Solid State & Materials Science.

Undercoat and overcoat produce novel transparent conductor

By optimizing the antireflection properties, scientists have fabricated a flexible transparent conductor from an ultrathin metal film.

Graphene can listen in to electrical signals between cells

Graphene forms the basis for a new imaging platform that can map the electrical fields generated by networks of heart and nerve cells.