Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE)
An impermeable wrap for future electronics
30 Aug 2011A nanoparticle-infused film brings innovative lighting and display technologies closer to reality
Solar express
16 Aug 2011A one-pot synthesis provides a simpler and faster route to highly efficient solar cells
Optimum solution
2 Aug 2011Highly efficient organic light-emitting diodes are created by optimizing the molecular structure and device configuration
A closer look
19 Jul 2011The combination of transmission electron microscopy and electron energy-loss spectroscopy allows for the study of surface plasmon resonance in nanostructures
Plasmonics on the grid
7 Jun 2011Periodic structures in organic light-emitters can efficiently enhance and replenish surface plasmon waves
Split personality
10 May 2011An innovative approach allows ‘Janus snowmen’ to be synthesized at the interface between two immiscible liquids
Finding friends with a golden tip
26 Apr 2011A novel photochemical process allows catalytic and magnetic metals to be deposited onto semiconductor nanorods without effort
Gel control
29 Mar 2011The gelation behavior of a biodegradable hydrogel can be controlled precisely by adjustments to pH
Carbon–ferroelectric memory
15 Feb 2011Nonvolatile memory based on ferroelectric–graphene field-effect transistors is now a step closer to reality
Core targets
15 Feb 2011A tiny silicon–oxygen-based polyhedron enters cellular nuclei to light them up selectively
Close to the bone
21 Dec 2010Porous structures made from a copolymer of polyhydroxybutyrate and polyethylene glycol are ideal scaffolds for bone regeneration
The full spectrum
7 Dec 2010The successful growth of high-quality indium nitride thin films makes it possible to produce nitride-based light-emitting diodes with a full visible emission spectrum