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Optical materials news, April 2017

New material offers simple way to detect chemical and radioactive contamination

The specific colors emitted when a chemical binds with a new crystalline material can be used to determine the identity of the chemical.

28 April 2017

Chinese researchers believe they’ve gotten a step closer to producing all-weather photovoltaics by integrating phosphors into solar cells.

28 April 2017Laurie Winkless

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27 April 2017

Gold nanoparticles have helped to reveal how to improve the light-harvesting abilities of a silver nanocatalytic material.

12 April 2017

The thinnest, smoothest layer of silver ever made could find use in touchscreens, optical computing and metamaterial superlenses.

10 April 2017

Scientists have shown that films of carbon nanotubes can improve the long term stability of perovskite solar cells.

5 April 2017

Cutting edge research at the interface between physics and materials science.

4 April 2017

Wide-reaching analysis finds more women in research but physical sciences are lagging behind.

3 April 2017Cordelia Sealy

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