The optics of correlated disordered media is a conceptually rich research topic emerging at
the interface between the physics of waves in complex media and nanophotonics. Inspired …

What do lotus flowers have in common with human bones, liquid crystals with colloidal
suspensions, and white beetles with the beautiful stones of the Taj Mahal? The answer is …

Elaborating reliable and versatile strategies for efficient light coupling between free space
and thin films is of crucial importance for new technologies in energy efficiency …

Combining vapour sensors into arrays is an accepted compromise to mitigate poor
selectivity of conventional sensors. Here we show individual nanofabricated sensors that not …

Distinct from conventional photonic crystals with both short‐and long‐range order,
amorphous photonic crystals that possess only short‐range order show interesting optical …

Random lasers made out of disordered media have a rich but often unpredictable laser light
emission, in all directions and over many frequencies. Strategies for taming random lasing …

The spatial coherence of laser sources has limited their application to parallel imaging and
projection due to coherent artifacts, such as speckle. In contrast, traditional incoherent light …

Non-iridescent structural colours of feathers are a diverse and an important part of the
phenotype of many birds. These colours are generally produced by three-dimensional …

Owing to its advantages of freedom to design, improved material utilization, and shortened
lead time, additive manufacturing (AM) has the potential to redefine manufacturing after …

Disordered photonic materials can diffuse and localize light through random multiple
scattering, offering opportunities to study mesoscopic phenomena, control light–matter …