In-depth articles written by our editorial team focusing on the latest developments in materials science and technology
One of the newest advances in microscopy technology providing super-resolution are hyperlenses. They make use of so-called evanescent waves that are lost in conventional lenses.
By Anna Clemens
25 Apr 2017
Excitons, also referred to as Coulomb bound electron-hole pairs, are composite bosons which lead to condensation and light amplification processes in semiconductors.
By Liam Critchley
13 Apr 2017
Researchers from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the National University of Singapore (NUS) has developed a supercritical lens that allows optical microscopes to capture real-time images in much greater detail as compared to its predecessors.
Litter in marine environments is a well-known, global issue. Microplastics can be particularly damaging to marine life as their size allows them to pass through sewage treatment plants unfiltered and be ingested by marine organisms, allowing them to enter and accumulate in the food chain.
By Emily Nordvang
22 Mar 2017
Located in the rear interior wall of the eye, the retina is a nerve cell-rich structure that is responsible for translating the light that enters the eye into nerve signals, allowing for vision to occur at a wide range of ambient conditions.
By Benedette Cuffari
20 Mar 2017
Black phosphorous (BP) is a unique, puckered structure, 2-dimensional (2D) material with excellent opto-electronic properties that is currently being researched across many scientific fields for electronic and optical applications.
Graphene is an allotrope of carbon, in which the carbon atoms form a single-layered sheet with a hexagonal honeycomb lattice, where the carbon atoms are arranged in the vertices of each hexagon.
By Benedette Cuffari
3 Mar 2017
There has been a huge effort to produce molecular scale logic devices that can process data whilst providing protection by authorizing password entries. Researchers have developed a simple process to fabricate a novel device that utilises the dual ion spectral responsive properties...
By Liam Critchley
28 Feb 2017
A group of researchers from the University of Pennsylvania, US, have unexpectedly grown colloidal crystals with diamond symmetry, known as double diamond crystals (B32), using a DNA-mediated self-assembly process.
By Liam Critchley
21 Feb 2017
In an effort to address this clinical need for an enhanced diagnostic tool in the determination of atherosclerotic lesions, researchers in the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Michigan have developed a medical camera capable of providing a high resolution view of arteries.
By Benedette Cuffari
14 Feb 2017