Thin metasurfaces instead of thick lenses
Producing metastructures on large surfaces with electron beam lithography.
Materials
Making blue OLEDs to shine brighter and longer
Dual-channel emission enables efficient deep-blue electroluminescence.
Researcher 3D prints world's smallest wineglass
A new simplified technique for creating silica glass structures.
New 3D-printing method builds structures with two metals
Printed bimetallic material proved to be significant stronger than either metal alone.
New kind of eco-friendly light-emitting electrochemical cells
Long-lasting LECs use dendrimers combined with cellulose acetate and graphene.
A tunable laser based on liquid droplets
New devices can be inkjet-printed, and have a color that changes based on the shape.
3D printing of glass without sintering
New process works at relatively low temperatures and reaches highest resolution for use in optics.
Optical control with topological edge states
Researchers harness the robustness of topological edge states to manipulate light transport.
Ultrafast tunable terahertz-to-visible light conversion
Process achieved in graphene-based materials has great potential for communication technologies.
3D printing with an NIR light source
New method uses the NIR invisibility windows of materials to print at a depth of over 5 centimeters.
New low-cost material for IR lenses
An entirely new polymer material made from sulfur and cyclopentadiene.
New titanium alloys made using 3D printing
A promising way to a new class of more sustainable high-performance titanium alloys.
Symmetric graphene quantum dots for future qubits
Double quantum dots with a nearly perfect electron-hole-symmetry for a robust read-out mechanism.
New germanium-tin transistor as alternative to silicon
In experiments, the germanium-tin transistor exhibits a very high electron mobility.
Challenge of backscattering protection in integrated photonics
Danish researchers raise questions about the proposed value of topological protection against backscattering in integrated photonics.
Diamonds for the quantum internet
Nitrogen-vacancy defect centers in diamond nanostructures as quantum light sources.
The quantum twisting microscope
New tool can visualize the quantum electronic waves of two twisted atomically-thin layers directly.
Light-controlled drugs for therapies against cancer
Photopharmacology paves the path for highly specific therapies.
New photophysical mechanism to boost organic photovoltaics
Suppressed recombination loss guides to a record-breaking efficiency.
Optomechanics simulates graphene lattices
Non-trivial topological edge states in an optomechanical strained graphene lattice.
Lithium niobate as a platform material in photonics
Artificial crystals could overtake silicon chips in light-based technologies.
