Star-shaped organic semiconductors based on boron dipyromethene cores could be alternative color conversion materials for VLC.
LEDs win Japanese researchers 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics
2014 Nobel Prize in Physics awarded to inventors of efficient blue LEDs.
Forcing light into a log spiral
Singaporean researchers have used logarithmic spirals to study light-matter interaction at the microscale, and discovered a previously unknown phenomenon.
Topological insulators: a new approach to spintronics
New material combination could lead to a more efficient approach to computer memory and logic.
MIT researchers break QD solar cell efficiency record
Rate of improvement of quantum dot devices is one of the most rapid seen for a solar technology.
Purifying pharmaceuticals with nanostructured metasurfaces
A combination of nanotechnology and a unique twisting property of light could lead to new methods for ensuring the purity and safety of pharmaceuticals.
Photonics Europe 2014: the highlights
A report from the 2014 Photonics Europe meeting, held in Brussels, Belgium from the 14th to the 17th of April.
Rutgers unveils new $5.2 million microscopy suites
Rutgers University have unveiled two microscopy suites – a scanning transmission electron microscope and a helium ion microscope.
Book Review: Nanomaterials for Medical Applications
Professor Bengt Fadeel of Stockholm’s Karolinska Institutet reviews Nanomaterials for Medical Applications by Zoraida Aguilar.
A week in the materials industry: February 11th 2014
A roundup of news from the past week in the materials science industry.