The understanding of the basic physical relationships between nano-scale structural
variables and the macroscale properties of polymer nanocomposites remains in its infancy …

The demonstration of the first laser, made with ruby in 1960, 1 has led to a revolution in
science and technology. Lasers have transformed spectroscopy giving previously …

Materials are said to show a shape-memory effect if they can be deformed and fixed into a
temporary shape, and recover their original, permanent shape only on exposure to an …

The second edition of this successful title provides a timely update on the fundamentals and
recent advancements in the field of electrical and electronic properties of polymers. It …

Alkylsubstituted polyfluorenes have emerged as a very attractive class of conjugated
polymers, especially for display applications, owing to their pure blue and efficient …

Organic solid‐state lasers are reviewed, with a special emphasis on works published during
the last decade. Referring originally to dyes in solid‐state polymeric matrices, organic lasers …

Societal needs for greater security require dramatic improvements in the sensitivity of
chemical and biological sensors. To meet this challenge, increasing emphasis in analytical …

There has been extensive research on the development of organic optoelectronic devices,
such as organic light‐emitting diodes, organic field‐effect transistors, and organic solid‐state …

A recent advance in the field of light emitting polymers has been the discovery of
electroluminescent conjugated polymers, that is, kind of fluorescent polymers that emit light …

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