Electronic materials – Page 9
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ResearchBlue LEDs may be caught in a trap
Manufacturing difficulties could be down to nitrogen vacancies
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ResearchDesigning blue organic LEDs from scratch
Researchers believe their work will help others produce highly efficient, metal-free devices
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ResearchConductive clay rolled out to store energy
Simplified synthesis of a known supercapacitor produces a dough-like material with surprising energy-storing abilities
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ResearchGood vibrations brighten superconductor outlook
By coupling to phonons in their selenium titanate substrate’s lattice, electrons in iron selenide become superconductive below 65K
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NewsInventors of blue LED win physics Nobel
Japanese trio awarded Nobel prize in physics for work that led to the development of the elusive blue light emitting diode
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PodcastTantalum pentoxide
Lars Öhrström explains how tantalum(V)oxide banished ‘the brick’ and allows your mobile phone to fit in your pocket
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ResearchAlloy primed for phase change from CD to TV
Uniting optical and electronic properties could bring compact disc material into smart contact lenses
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ResearchElectrical component hitches a ride with mechanical support
Structural supercapacitors could help steer electric vehicles into the fast lane
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ResearchOrganic solar cells reach manufacturing milestone
Complete roll-to-roll processing of flexible organic tandem solar cells achieved for the first time
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ResearchDiamond set to sparkle for nanoelectronics
Straightforward etching of sub-100nm structures onto diamond overcomes problems with defects
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Research
Squid skin conductor for bioelectronics
Transistors made from reflectin protein could bridge the gap between electronic and biological systems
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ResearchFirst polymer LED that stays lit up when stretched and scrunched
Wafer thin light-emitting film pushes flexible electronics to the limits
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ResearchSoft robots take a leap forward
Pneumatically powered soft robots can now be powered by combustion, making their movements faster
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FeatureOvercoming small obstacles
Fabrication methods combining printing and lithography have proven fertile. Andy Extance now asks how successful will they be outside the lab
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News
Temporary tattoo to give you the sporting edge
This Saturday, Nascar racer Paulie Harraka will be using a device based on John Rogers work at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign to monitor his hydration levels as he races
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FeatureThe terahertz gap: into the dead zone
New materials are opening up applications for terahertz radiation in the physical, biological and medical sciences. Joe McEntee reports