Optical materials news, December 2016

New nanomaterial allows rewritable optical components

First articles from Materials Today Energy published

New additions to the Materials Today family.

Topological insulators help to reveal quantum realm

Shining light at terahertz wavelengths at a topological insulator has revealed that it straddles the classical and quantum realms.

Materials Today Chemistry now online

First articles, available now.

Polaritons focus electromagnetic energy in 2D materials

Exciting the polaritons in 2D materials can cause electromagnetic energy to be focused down to a tiny volume.

Porous silicon puts GRIN on optical materials

Researchers have developed a novel approach to fabricating 3D micro-optics through the shape-defined formation of porous silicon.

Polymer layer boosts perovskite solar cells

introducing an additional polymer layer into ‘inverted’ perovskite solar cells can boost performance

The countdown to the 2017 Reaxys PhD Prize has begun

Do you qualify for the 2017 Reaxys PhD Prize?

Laser light illuminates inner details of photonic crystals

Illuminating photonic crystals with laser light generates patterns that reveal how light beams of different colors bend as they pass through the crystal.

New perovskite material could find use in next-generation hard drives

A new perovskite material with unique magnetic properties could be used to build next-generation hard drives.

2017 Acta Biomaterialia Gold Medal Award

Professor Allan S. Hoffman wins 2017 Acta Biomaterialia Gold Medal.