Graphene Oxide Layers Deform Evenly Under Gentle Strain
New research from Rice University reveals that graphene oxide layers deform evenly under gentle strain and that the mechanical properties of the material change depending…
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Scientists Reveal New Lithium-Oxygen Battery Design
Using a highly porous graphene electrode, scientists have developed a lab-based demonstrator of a lithium-oxygen battery which has higher capacity, increased energy efficiency, and improved…
New Graphene Based Catalyst Shows Promise for Clean, Inexpensive Hydrogen Production
New research from Rice University reveals that graphene doped with nitrogen and augmented with cobalt atoms has proven to be an effective, durable catalyst for…
Organic Semiconductor Breakthrough Could Literally Reshape Solar Cells
A team of materials scientists have discovered a way to make organic semiconductors more powerful and more efficient, growing organic semiconductor crystals vertically for the…
Pillared Graphene Structures Gain Strength, Toughness and Ductility
In a newly published study, scientists from Rice University reveal that putting nanotube pillars between sheets of graphene could create hybrid structures with a unique…
UJI Patents New Graphene-Based Catalysts
By combining graphene and organometallic compounds, researchers have developed graphene-based materials that can catalyze reactions for the conversion and storage of energy. Researchers at the…
Researchers Reveal Why Black Phosphorus May Surpass Graphene
In a newly published study, researchers from the Pohang University of Science and Technology detail how they were able to turn black phosphorus into a…
Graphene Helps Turn Engine Heat Into Electricity to Boost Gas Mileage
Using strontium titanium dioxide and graphene, scientists have developed of a material that can convert engine heat into electrical energy to reduce the need for…
Hybrid Boron Nitride Nanostructures Will Keep Small Electronics Cool
Researchers from Rice University have completed the first theoretical analysis of how 3D boron nitride might be used as a tunable material to control heat…
Graphene Layer Quadruples Rate of Condensation Heat Transfer
New research from MIT shows that a graphene layer one atom thick could quadruple the rate of condensation heat transfer in generating plants. Most of…
New High Speed Roll-to-Roll Manufacturing Process for Graphene
Engineers from MIT and the University of Michigan have developed a new manufacturing process that could help bring graphene and other 2D materials to commercial…
Researchers Control Light Emission by Pairing Exotic 2D Materials
By applying a DC voltage to layers of graphene and boron nitride, researchers have demonstrated the ability to control light emission from a nearby atom….
Physicists Corral Electrons Using a New Quantum Tool
A newly published study details how physicists from MIT used a new “whispering gallery” effect to confine electrons in a nanoscale circular cavity in graphene….
EPFL Sheds New Light on the Fundamental Mechanisms of Heat Dissipation in Graphene
Scientists from École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne shed new light on the fundamental mechanisms of heat dissipation in graphene and other two-dimensional materials. In the…
3D Graphene Aerogel Catalyst Shows Promise for Fuel Cells
New research from Rice University shows that graphene nanoribbons formed into a three-dimensional aerogel and enhanced with boron and nitrogen are excellent catalysts for fuel…
UC Researchers Make Magnetic Graphene
Physicists from the University of California – Riverside have found a way to induce magnetism in graphene while also preserving graphene’s electronic properties. Riverside, California…
Rice Engineers Design Flexible and Stackable Laser Induced Graphene Supercapacitors
New research from Rice University details the design and testing of three-dimensional supercapacitors made with laser-induced graphene. Rice University scientists advanced their recent development of…
New Drug Delivery Technique Uses Graphene to Deliver Anticancer Drugs
Using graphene strips to deliver anticancer drugs sequentially to cancer cells, researchers are able to target the distinct part of the cell where the drug…