Breakthrough could usher away silicon and make way for graphene transistors
Graphene is a perfect 2D crystal of covalently bonded carbon atoms and forms the basis of all graphitic structures. (c) ...
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Graphene could make the internet 100 times faster
The wonder material could lead to a major breakthrough in telecommunications - dramatically accelerate internet speeds by up to a ...
Graphene used to reduce processor chip temperature by 25%
An electronic component where a graphene layer has been placed on the hotspots (credit: Chalmers University of Technology) In the ...
Wonder material graphene can be made magnetic – and turned on and off
Is there something that graphene can't do? It's the world's strongest material, even when it has flaws, a graphene aerogel ...
Graphene light sensor is 1,000 more sensitive than current options
NTU Asst Prof Wang Qijie, 34, and lead author PhD student Liu Tao, 29, looking at their newly designed nanostructured ...
Graphene is still the world’s most powerful material – even when it’s flawed
In terms of materials, graphene is definitely the hot cherry at the moment; it is basically a one-atom thick layer ...
Graphene aerogel takes lightest material crown – could be used to clean up oil spills
Aerogels are fantastic materials - typically, they are synthetic porous ultralight material derived from a gel, in which the liquid ...
Flash memory chip built from atom-thick components
If you still don't know what graphene is, you'd better learn pretty soon - because it's the stuff of the ...
Researchers create first graphene ear buds – yes, they’re awesome
A few months ago, we were telling you about the mind boggling properties the new material called graphene has, and ...
Graphene can multiply light, demonstrating new immense energy potential
We've never shun away from praising the almost miraculous properties of graphene, the wonder material set to become even more ...
Graphene thickness now easily identifiable
We've all been hearing about the miracles that carbon nanostructures will provide us in the near future for several years ...
First all-carbon solar cell promises to lower industry cost
Scientists at Stanford University have successfully devised the world's first solar cell made entirely out of carbon. This alternative to ...
Cheap DNA sequencing is a step closer with graphene nanopores
Graphene is the strongest material ever discovered by man, and naturally its applications has been extended to a variety of ...
Incredible molecular imaging shows individual chemical bonds for first time
Atomic level imaging has come a long way in the past decade, and after scientists first managed to image molecular ...
Graphene layered in 3D crystal structure might allow for electronics revolution
Graphene is an atomic-scale honeycomb lattice made of carbon atoms. It seems scientists have yet to draw the line on ...
Graphene sheets can repair themselves naturally
Graphene is one of the most phenomenal materials discovered in science. It's so thin, it can be molded into sheets ...
Scientists manage to derive semiconductor from graphene – huge implications for electronics industry
Graphene has been countless times hailed as the material at the forefront of the coming technological leaps ahead in the ...
Graphene allows nano-engineering control for the first time
The amazing properties of graphene are being put to use more and more, as Evan Reed and Mitchell Ong from ...
Iridescence and superhydrophobicity combined on graphene
Graphene is starting to show its really interesting and exciting properties; recently, scientists have managed to put together two separate ...
Graphene foam detects explosives, emissions better than today’s gas sensors
Remember this name: graphene. This wonder material is certainly on a lot of scientists' lips these days, but in a ...
Graphene closer to replacing chips thanks to ‘big mac’ structure
I was recently telling you about graphene, the wonder material that promises to bring significant technological advancements - and the ...
“Super sand” is five times more purifying than regular one. Turns toxic water into drinkable water
It's a bird! It's a plane! No, it's super sand! *tadam Researchers from Rice University have managed to develop a ...
Defect in graphene opens up even more possibilities
Graphene is probably the 'substance of the century', and it will probably be for us what plastics were in the ...
New spin makes graphene magnetic
I was telling you a while ago about the revolutionary material called graphene. Graphene is a one atom thick layer ...
