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Read article: Thick OLEDs can have high light-emitting efficiencies too Devices and structures Research update Thick OLEDs can have high light-emitting efficiencies too Devices containing perovskites as charge carrier transporting layers could be used to make affordable displays with improved viewing angles
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Read article: First ever UK synchrotron school attracts engineers from all over the world Characterization and modelling News First ever UK synchrotron school attracts engineers from all over the world Diamond Light Source opens its doors for a week-long introduction to synchrotron science
Read article: Machine learning algorithm finds the best LED phosphor in list of 100,000 compounds Light sources Research update Machine learning algorithm finds the best LED phosphor in list of 100,000 compounds Program seeks to optimize quantum yield and thermal stability
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Read article: Lasing on the edge Light sources Research update Lasing on the edge Topological insulator lasers achieve high efficiency and single-mode lasing at high gains
Read article: Distorted nano-magnets for agile polarization control Light sources Research update Distorted nano-magnets for agile polarization control Nano-sized chiral magnetic particles suspended in a gel allow real-time control of the polarization state of light
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