The ideal material for nanophotonic applications will have a large refractive index at optical
frequencies, respond to both the electric and magnetic fields of light, support large optical …

Solar energy-based devices are protected using glass surfaces that need to be cleaned
periodically to maintain their desired optimum performance. If these devices are large and …

The original Kerker effect was introduced for a hypothetical magnetic sphere, and initially it
did not attract much attention due to a lack of magnetic materials required. Rejuvenated by …

Saharan silver ants, Cataglyphis bombycina, forage under extreme temperature conditions
in the African desert. We show that the ants' conspicuous silvery appearance is created by a …

The diverse vision systems found in nature can provide interesting design inspiration for
imaging devices, ranging from optical subcomponents to digital cameras and visual …

Nature is a school for scientists and engineers. After four and a half billion years of stringent
evolution, some creatures in nature exhibit fascinating surface wettability. Biomimetics …

Recently, antireflective coatings (ARCs) with self-cleaning properties have attracted
significant attention for both their fundamental aspects and wide practical applications. In the …

Self‐assembly of colloidal microspheres or nanospheres is an effective strategy for
fabrication of ordered nanostructures. By combination of colloidal self‐assembly with …

Optical reflection, or in other words the loss of reflection, from a surface becomes
increasingly crucial in determining the extent of the light-matter interaction. The simplest …

Nanophotonics is where photonics merges with nanoscience and nanotechnology, and
where spatial confinement considerably modifies light propagation and light-matter …