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LEDs

Using nanotechnology to enhance the performance of LEDs and other light sources

Technology update

Plasmonic nanostructures enhance light fields

Tower- and pagoda-type composite structures probed using fluorescence technique

Graphene makes ultrafast laser

Cambridge University team's result paves the way to graphene-based photonics

Laser-etched CNT array delivers uniform yarn

Continuous process spins out hundreds of metres of high-strength material

OLEDs miniaturized for nanoscale duties

NIL-fabricated nanochannel design reduces charge spreading

Lab talk

SERS aggregates patterned by laser trapping

Optical trapping of plasmonic nanoparticles and bubble formation in aqueous suspension

Turning ZnO nanowires into ultra-bright UV emitters

Ultraviolet emission enhanced by a factor of almost 50

Cyto-friendly system for targeted cancer imaging

Fluorescent gold nanoclusters detect and illuminate specific cancer cells

Carbon nanotube bulb lights up

Luminescent source is highly energy efficient