Nanocomposite Scintillator

SMRL is collaborating with Prof. Arion Chatziioannou of Crump Institute for Molecular Imaging to develop a superfast scintillator for medical imaging and portal monitors. The new scintillator can detect X-ray and gamma ray with high light yield, nanosecond and faster...
Elastomeric PLED

Elastomeric PLED

Liang, Jiajie, Lu Li, Xiaofan Niu, Zhibin Yu, and Qibing Pei. "Elastomeric polymer light-emitting devices and displays." Nature Photonics 7, no. 10 (2013): 817-824. The emergence of devices that combine elasticity with electronic or optoelectronic properties offers...

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Silicone Artificial Muscles

Silicone Artificial Muscles

Brochu, P., H. Stoyanov, X. Niu, and Q. Pei. "All-silicone prestrain-locked interpenetrating polymer network elastomers: free-standing silicone artificial muscles with improved performance and robustness." Smart Materials and Structures 22, no. 5 (2013): 055022. We...

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