Optical materials journal articles, Volume 12, Issue 9 (September 2009)

The top ten advances in materials science

Efficient non-viral CAR-T cell generation via silicon-nanotube-mediated transfection

Blade-coating puts polymer solar cells on a roll

Using a roll-to-roll processing method, researchers have produced polymer-based solar cells with a conversion efficiency of more than 9.5%.

Advanced material keeps heat off new space telescope

A lightweight sunshield has been developed to protect the mirrors and instruments aboard the James Webb Space Telescope from solar radiation.

Graphene strains to increase its photoabsorption

Researchers have created a stretchable photodetector with enhanced, strain-tunable photoresponsivity by engineering 2D graphene into 3D structures.