Optical materials news, January 2021

Nanoparticles no longer safe from photon avalanches

Researchers have developed the first nanomaterial able to demonstrate 'photon avalanching', where one photon triggers the emission of many photons.

Atlas shows way to colorful carbon nanotube films

Researchers have developed a new method for predicting the specific colors of thin films made by combining any of 466 different carbon nanotubes.

2020 Winners Announced: EnSM Achievement Award and EnSM Young Scientist Award

Materials that don't mix make stable organic solar cells

The properties of elastic modulus and glass transition temperature can determine the best materials for creating stable organic solar cells.

Chilli peppers add spice to perovskite solar cells

Researchers have found that capsaicin, the compound that makes chilli peppers spicy, can enhance the efficiency and stability of perovskite solar cells.

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Colorful gel gets its smarts from octopuses

Inspired by the color-changing skin of octopuses, engineers have created a 3D-printed smart gel that can change shape and color when exposed to light.

From “Makromolekel” to POLYMER: A Centennial Celebration of Staudinger's “On Polymerization”

Scientists learn how to speed up materials simulations

Using machine learning, researchers have been able to complete cumbersome materials science calculations more than 40,000 times faster than normal.

Bubbles of distortion clearly spotted in perovskite solar cells

For the first time, scientists have observed the formation of fleeting distortions known as polarons in the atomic lattice of hybrid perovskites.

Kai Siegbahn prize 2021: the nominations are now open!

Cracks reveal thermal change in biomimetic composite

Cracks reveal thermal change in biomimetic composite

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