Vancouver researchers develop nanocrystalline cellulose with added sugars to counteract the tendency of such materials to crack.

Vancouver researchers develop nanocrystalline cellulose with added sugars to counteract the tendency of such materials to crack.
The second issue of Advanced Optical Materials is now online, including twelve research articles covering all aspects of light-matter interactions.
How to improve efficient focusing of light on the nanoscale by using lithographically patterned metal nanoparticle arrays.
Scientists at ICFO develop a new organic photovoltaic cell which is more efficient at producing energy .
Professor Logan Liu and co-workers at University of Illinois create large-area, high-density nanoscale arrays based on the the Lycurgus Cup.
The first independent issue of Advanced Optical Materials is now online, including a review on magnetoplasmonics as well as ten excellent, original research articles.
Stefan Hell and co-workers have achieved maximum spatial resolution in far-field optical imaging by applying solid immersion lenses to stimulated emission depletion microscopy.
A new hyperspectral goniometry technique, to measure 3D angular scattering of light, shows scattering from polymer opals is anisotropic.
Carbon nanotube arrays have been used to produce high-resolution holograms with high contrast and large field of view.
The pursuit for novel materials with fascinating and unprecedented optical properties has continued apace in recent years by way of theoretical, experimental, and nanotechnological developments. Chiral nanomaterials represent a significant class of materials,...