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Results for "sensors"
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Sensitive skin – paper-based multifunctional artificial skin
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Fluorescent materials have drawn much attention as probes for imaging, diagnosis, and therapy in biological science.
First transparent solar cells developed by physicists of Leipzig University
Prof. Marius Grundmann from Universität Leipzig and his PhD student Robert Karsthof, MSc, and further coworkers have presented the first such transparent solar cell in a recent article in physica status solidi (a).
Direct insertion of nanowires into living algal cells
The direct insertion of nanowires into living algal cells using inkjet printing technology is demonstrated.
Advanced Optical Materials Top 5 – February 2016
The month’s top articles from the field of nanooptics, optoelectronics, optical devices, detectors & sensors, micro/nano resonators and more.
Unusual Emitting Nanocomposites
Researchers have recently used blue-light emitting quantum dots (QDs) and stilbene units to prepare nanocomposites with unusual fluorescence behavior.
Dendrimers – Time to Meet the Expectations
Catia Ornelas highlights recent advances in dendrimer chemistry, and provides a critical discussion about limitations of and expectations on these systems.
Silicone-Based Systems as Dielectric Elastomer Transducers
Silicone elastomers are favourable materials for dielectric elastomer transducers. Read more about the current state-of-the-art.
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