Instrumentation and measurement Research update Human hand used as an infrared source to reveal secret messages Radiation from fingers creates complex signals Read article: Human hand used as an infrared source to reveal secret messages
Light sources Research update ‘Twistoptics’ produces a tunable nonlinear optical response Twisted layers of 2D materials could be used to generate entangled photons for quantum optics and quantum information applications Read article: ‘Twistoptics’ produces a tunable nonlinear optical response
Light sources Research update Stacked molecules create efficient and stable pure-blue OLEDs Researchers in Japan have developed pure-blue organic light-emitting diodes with high efficiency and long lifetimes Read article: Stacked molecules create efficient and stable pure-blue OLEDs
Light sources Podcasts Far-ultraviolet light could fight the next pandemic, assessing the physics in a sci-fi blockbuster, how to detect a black hole in the solar system Science fact and fiction in the Physics World Weekly podcast Read article: Far-ultraviolet light could fight the next pandemic, assessing the physics in a sci-fi blockbuster, how to detect a black hole in the solar system
Biophysics and bioengineering Research update Extreme UV imaging visualizes mouse neurons at ultrahigh resolution Highly detailed images of neurons created using lensless extreme UV imaging could help in the study of neurodegenerative diseases Read article: Extreme UV imaging visualizes mouse neurons at ultrahigh resolution
Devices and structures Research update Thick OLEDs can have high light-emitting efficiencies too Devices containing perovskites as charge carrier transporting layers could be used to make affordable displays with improved viewing angles Read article: Thick OLEDs can have high light-emitting efficiencies too
Advanced materials Research update Molecular healing gives record perovskite LED efficiency Scientists manipulate the inductive effect to develop bespoke molecules for passivating perovskites Read article: Molecular healing gives record perovskite LED efficiency
Characterization and modelling News First ever UK synchrotron school attracts engineers from all over the world Diamond Light Source opens its doors for a week-long introduction to synchrotron science Read article: First ever UK synchrotron school attracts engineers from all over the world
Light sources Research update Machine learning algorithm finds the best LED phosphor in list of 100,000 compounds Program seeks to optimize quantum yield and thermal stability Read article: Machine learning algorithm finds the best LED phosphor in list of 100,000 compounds
Characterization and modelling Video Diamond Light Source – where materials surrender their secrets Join us for a video tour of the world's largest medium-energy synchrotron, as well as some of the world-class electron microscopy centres on site Read article: Diamond Light Source – where materials surrender their secrets