A peer-reviewed paper based on the study was published recently on the cover of the journal ACS Photonics. Previous work on tuning the amount of light materials absorb has been constrained by the ...

Due to their small size, nanoparticles find varied applications in fields ranging from medicine to electronics. Their small size allows them a high reactivity and semiconducting property not found in ...

(Nanowerk News) Scientists at the University of Maryland (UMD) have developed a novel method for altering the light reflected or absorbed by a material by match-making combinations of gold, silver, ...