Unusual molecules shine light on new applications

An article in The New York Times about an emerging class of small, nonmetal compounds with applications that range from improving optoelectronic devices like organic light-emitting diode televisions to advancing the use of fluorescent technology in the human body quotes Tim Cook, assistant professor of chemistry who has prepared self-assembling, light-emitting materials by attaching AIE-gens to compounds already known to self-assemble. “You can basically adapt it to any system,” he said. The story also appeared on MSN.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/16/science/aggregation-induced-emission-aie-oled-molecules-chemistry.html?_r=0

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/unusual-molecules-shine-light-on-new-applications/ar-BBpxshE