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September 29, 2015

Nanostructures for contactless control
Munich, Germany (SPX) Sep 25, 2015
Chemists at Ludwig-Maximilians-Univeristaet (LMU) in Munich have fabricated a novel nanosheet-based photonic crystal that changes color in response to moisture. The new material could form the basis for humidity-sensitive contactless control of interactive screens on digital devices. LMU chemists have developed a photonic crystal from ultrathin nanosheets which are extremely sensitive to moisture. "These photonic nanostructures change color in response to variations in local humidity. This makes t ... read more

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