A firefly's flash inspires new nanolaser light

A reinvented, low-cost laser source that stores light energy inside nanoscale disks could underpin the development of optically powered neurocomputers, reveals a simulation study.

Using nanoconfined liquid crystals to make a switchable plasmonic film

Scientists have successfully fabricated a switchable plasmonic film using liquid crystal material infiltrated into a gold-coated porous anodic aluminum oxide film.

A high-resolution transfer printing method for graphene inks

Researchers have demonstrated here a transfer printing method based on a hydrophobic mold suitable for high-resolution patterning of graphene inks.