Scientists Toughening Graphene by Integrating Carbon Nanotubes
Rice University researchers have found that fracture-resistant “rebar graphene” is more than twice as tough as pristine graphene. Graphene is a one-atom-thick sheet of carbon….
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Graphene Bolometer is Faster, Simpler and Covers More Wavelengths
Bolometers, devices that monitor electromagnetic radiation through heating of an absorbing material, are used by astronomers and homeowners alike. But most such devices have limited…
Engineers Enhance the Interactions Between Light and Matter
A new way of enhancing the interactions between light and matter, developed by researchers at MIT and Israel’s Technion, could someday lead to more efficient…
Engineers Develop New Manufacturing Process That Spools Out Strips of Graphene
MIT engineers have developed a continuous manufacturing process that produces long strips of high-quality graphene. The team’s results are the first demonstration of an industrial,…
Graphene Spikes Kill Bacteria on Implants and Stop Infection
A tiny layer of graphene flakes becomes a deadly weapon and kills bacteria, stopping infections during procedures such as implant surgery. This is the findings…
Physicists Reveal Graphene is Both Insulator and Superconductor
It’s hard to believe that a single material can be described by as many superlatives as graphene can. Since its discovery in 2004, scientists have…
New Laser-Induced Graphene Technique Opens Door for Edible Electronics
Electronics, the lifeblood of the modern world, could soon be part of our daily diet. In a study appearing in ACS Nano, scientists report that…
Graphene Girders Could Double the Life of Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Batteries
New research led by WMG, at the University of Warwick has found an effective approach to replacing graphite in the anodes of lithium-ion batteries using…
Chemists Synthesize Graphene Using only Light and Heat
Silicon — the shiny, brittle metal commonly used to make semiconductors — is an essential ingredient of modern-day electronics. But as electronic devices have become…
Graphene Flagship Paves the Way for New Spintronic Logic Devices
The strong collaborative ethos of the Graphene Flagship is accelerating developments in new technologies based on graphene – the single-atom-thick allotrope of carbon – and…
Optical Forging of Graphene into Three-Dimensional Shapes
A team of scientists reveals how graphene, a single-atom-thin layer of carbon, can be forged into three-dimensional objects by using laser light. Researchers from Finland…
Electrons Flowing Like Liquid in Graphene
By observing the unusual movement of electrons in graphene, scientists have uncovered a new understanding of the physics of conductive materials. Graphene is many times…
Scientists Produce Graphene Membranes for Dialysis Applications
Using graphene, researchers from MIT have developed a dialysis membrane material that can filter nanometer-sized molecules at 10 to 100 times the rate of commercial…
MIT Engineers Develop New Technique for Highly Conductive Graphene Wafers
By using an adhesive-like layer of nickel to peel graphene from silicon carbide, engineers at MIT have developed a technique to produce highly conductive wrinkle-free…
MIT Engineers Design New 3D Forms of Graphene
A team of engineers at MIT has successfully designed a new 3D material with five percent the density of steel and ten times the strength,…
New Method Could Accelerate Graphene Production
Engineers at the University of Exeter have developed a new cheap and simple mass production technique for graphene. A team of engineers from Exeter’s Centre…
New Research Opens New Realms of Light-Matter Interaction
A new study from MIT shows that some “forbidden” light emissions are in fact possible, and could enable new sensors and light-emitting devices. A new…
Graphene Provides a New Way to Turn Electricity Into Light
By slowing down light to a speed slower than flowing electrons, scientists have developed a new way to turn electricity into light. When an airplane…