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Map of the Month – Gallium Nitride

Gallium nitride (GaN) is a wide bandgap semiconductor that is the material responsible for the blue...
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  • March 15, 2024

Emerald Streams: Dyeing Rivers Green for St. Patrick’s Day

Chicago's iconic green river for St. Patrick's Day hides a surprising environmental twist! Originally, a harmful...
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  • March 11, 2024

Lighting Up DNA with… Handstands?

DNA is so small, that even with powerful microscopes it is difficult for us to see,...
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  • February 5, 2024

Map of the Month – OLED

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  • October 6, 2023

Nobel Prize Win: Quantum Dots

The 2023 Nobel Prize in chemistry was awarded for the discovery and synthesis of quantum dots....
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  • October 2, 2023

From Maps to Memories: Two Years in Review

Can you believe Map of the Month is 2 years old? Neither can we! To celebrate...
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  • September 19, 2023

Photoluminescence in Raman Spectra – Friend or Foe?

When using Raman spectroscopy, we are typically told that photoluminescence (PL) interference is always a problem....
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  • May 1, 2023

Map of the Month – Mapping Defects in Perovskite Solar Cells

Solar cells based on perovskites are extremely promising as a renewable energy source, but the presence...
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  • March 1, 2023

Map of the Month – Multimodal Imaging of WSe2

In this Map of the Month, we highlight our recent Application Note, in which the RMS1000...
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  • December 2, 2022

Map of the Month – Imaging Tungsten Disulfide

In this Map of the Month, we highlight the sensitivity of Raman and PL microscopy for...
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  • November 1, 2022

Map of the Month – Imaging Mouse Intestine

This Map of the Month we highlight the versatility of the RMS1000 by incorporating a femtosecond...
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  • August 1, 2022

Map of the Month – Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes

August’s Map of the Month highlights a recent application note studying SWCNTs. The have a broad...
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  • May 5, 2022

Space Spectrometers – Why Use Spectroscopy in Space?

Space spectrometers play a vital role in space exploration. Explore the role of spectroscopy in space...
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  • April 14, 2022

Perovskite Applications Improving Today’s Technology

Although they were discovered almost 200 years ago, research into Perovskites and their applications has gained...
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  • March 31, 2022

Map of the Month – April

This map of the month we use an FLS1000 with our new Micro-PL microscope upgrade to...
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  • February 10, 2022

Improving Photovoltaic Efficiency

With clean energy becoming a huge priority in the battle to limit climate change, we take...
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  • January 7, 2022

Map of the Month – January

Is this our strongest Map of the Month yet? Graphene is one of the strongest materials...
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  • December 7, 2021

Photosynthesis in Plants: Holly

We are lucky to have some holly just outside our factory in Scotland which makes us...
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  • October 21, 2021

10-Fold Quantum Yield Improvement of Agâ‚‚S Nanoparticles by Fine Compositional Tuning

Agâ‚‚S semiconductor nanoparticles (NPs) are near-infrared luminescent probes with outstanding properties (good biocompatibility, optimum spectral operation...
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  • October 20, 2021

Optimized Photoluminescence Quantum Yield in Upconversion Composites considering the Scattering, Inner Filter Effects, Thickness, Self Absorption, and Temperature

Optimized photoluminescence quantum yield in upconversion composites considering the scattering, inner filter effects, thickness, self absorption,...
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