Chelation - a new bonding mode for stable perovskite surface

Researchers report a chelation strategy for surface engineering of halide perovskite, in which dithiocarbamate molecules can be coordinate to surface Pb sites via strong bidentate chelating bonding.

Round nanoparticles improve quality factors of surface lattice resonances

Researchers have found that nanohemisphere arrays can significantly improve the quality factors of plasmonic surface lattice resonances.

Optical imaging enters sub-nanometer era

Scientists have realized sub-molecular resolution with single molecule photofluorescence imaging for the first time.

Structural colors from cellulose-based polymers

Self-assembly of responsive photonic biobased materials in liquid marbles.

Cosmic rays may soon stymie quantum computing

Building quantum computers underground or designing radiation-proof qubits may be needed, researchers find.

An improved wearable, stretchable gas sensor using nanocomposites

Researchers have developed a stretchable, wearable gas sensor for environmental sensing.