Nanomaterials Research update Artificial intelligence reveals how light flows around nanoparticles New technique could be used to design a wide range of optical devices Read article: Artificial intelligence reveals how light flows around nanoparticles
Nanophotonics Research update Photon frequency doubler is controlled by light New technique could lead to all-optical computers Read article: Photon frequency doubler is controlled by light
Nanophotonics Research update Nanowire circuits allow for transparent and flexible LED screens A simple technique for depositing networks of silver nanowires onto clear, flexible substrates could bring about advanced new applications for LED displays Read article: Nanowire circuits allow for transparent and flexible LED screens
Nanophotonics Research update Electrons passing over nanophotonic materials could create synchrotron-like light Vacuum fluctuations cause free electrons to emit high-frequency light, calculations suggest Read article: Electrons passing over nanophotonic materials could create synchrotron-like light
Advanced materials Research update Plasmonic nanoprobe optically monitors neural activity New device is better than traditional microelectrode and fluorescence-based approaches Read article: Plasmonic nanoprobe optically monitors neural activity
Devices and structures Research update Three-atom-thick optical waveguide is the thinnest ever The device could lead to the development of higher density optoelectronic chips Read article: Three-atom-thick optical waveguide is the thinnest ever
Polymers Research update Ink-free polymers colour under stress Controlled “crazing” can colour polymers for many possible applications Read article: Ink-free polymers colour under stress
Nanomaterials Research update Daguerreotypes reveal their plasmonic secrets Nanotechnology from the nineteenth century could help in the development of plasmonic colour printing technologies of the future Read article: Daguerreotypes reveal their plasmonic secrets
Characterization and modelling Research update Nanoscale optical imaging gets simpler and cheaper With a lens-free makeover scanning near-field optical microscopes (SNOMs) could become a common lab tool Read article: Nanoscale optical imaging gets simpler and cheaper
Devices and structures Research update Nanoparticle-on-mirror constructs could help make colour-changing displays Electrochromic structures can be fabricated using a simple bottom-up solution technique Read article: Nanoparticle-on-mirror constructs could help make colour-changing displays