Functional electronic materials: I usually just don't get it

Ross H. McKenzie (noreply@blogger.com)
A hot area of research is that of functional electronic materials. The goal is to find new materials that can be used in new devices, ranging from solar cells to biosensors to catalysts to transistors. Let me first concede some positive points. Overall this is an important and exciting area of research which involves some interesting science and significant potential technological benefits. There are some excellent people working in this challenging field and doing careful and valuable work. His