A single lens comprising gradient index materials and metasurface layers can focus red, blue and green wavelengths of light to the same point.
20 February 2018
A team of chemists has developed a new method for synthesizing nanographenes by zipping up partially fused benzene molecules.
19 February 2018
An analytical platform known as MAESTRO can zero in on signatures of exotic behavior by electrons in a 2D material with microscale resolution.
12 February 2018
Using a silver nanowire and a 2D material, researchers have found a way to convert electron spin information into a predictable light signal.
12 February 2018
Researchers have identified a mechanism that triggers shape-memory phenomena in the organic crystals used in plastic electronics.
9 February 2018
Scientists have developed a new process for encouraging molecules to form complex tiling patterns known as tessellations through self-organization.
8 February 2018
A novel inorganic halide perovskite can act as a solar cell material and be reversibly switched between a transparent state and a non-transparent state.
7 February 2018
Engineers have created a method for systematically designing metamaterials using the principles of quantum mechanics.
5 February 2018
Lining up gold or silver nanocubes in edge-to-edge configuration improves sensitivity performance in molecular sensing.
2 February 2018Cordelia Sealy
A thin layer of fullerene molecules allows electrons to travel further than previously thought possible in organic solar cells and organic semiconductors.
1 February 2018