An international team suggest that coordination network materials, in particular MOFs, will be a useful platform for low-threshold lasers for diverse applications.
3D Printed Nickel and Titanium Parts for Aviation
The US company Arconic provides 3D printed titanium fuselage and engine pylon components for Airbus commercial aircraft.
Thermal-Transport Biosensor Distinguishes Different Types of Cancer
A novel thermal-transport technique based on the transient response of laser-heated GaN nanomembranes in contact with living cells is used to differentiate between different types of cancer.
Mass Cytometry: First Joint Special Issue between Cytometry Part A and Cytometry Part B
Cytometry Part A and Cytometry Part B: Clinical Cytometry combine forces to publish the first Joint Special Issue on Mass Cytometry (MC).
Solvent Dependence of Propagation Rate Coefficients
New insights into theoretical and experimental aspects of radical polymerization kinetics are presented
Advanced Optical Materials Top 5 – January 2017
The month’s top articles from the field of nanooptics, optoelectronics, metamaterials, optical devices, detectors & sensors, micro/nano resonators and more.
Microscale Additive Manufacturing of Metals
A recent comprehensive Progress Report highlights recent innovations in metal AM towards micro- and submicro-scale resolution.
Supercritical Lens Improves Optical Resolution at a Distance
Minghui Hong and colleagues report super-critical-lens (SCL) optical label‐free microscopy, which clearly distinguishes a pattern with a feature size of 65 nm in air and with a 55 μm working distance.
Advanced Optical Materials Highlights Biosensors, Metasurfaces, and a Caterpillar Robot
Biosensors, metasurfaces, and a caterpillar robot is highlighted on the November covers of Advanced Optical Materials.
Along Came a Spider…
A study investigating the blue colouring of many tarantulas discovered that it arises due to multilayer interference, yet little or no iridescence is observed.