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Water Helps Form Long Graphene Nanoribbons

New research at Rice University shows how water makes it practical to form long graphene nanoribbons less than 10 nanometers wide.

30 Jul 2013

Thomas Swan To Ensure Carbon Nanotubes And Graphene Safely Introduced To New Markets

These are exciting times for both new and existing nanotechnology users. Already well-established in pharmaceuticals and cosmetics the benefits of nanomaterials are now being recognised in many other areas. New carbon...

From Thomas Swan & Co Ltd 29 Jul 2013

Gold Rush on New Materials Made Layer by Layer with Atomic Precision

Sparked by wonder material graphene, a “gold rush” on new materials made layer by layer with atomic precision is about to begin, according to Nobel Laureate Andre Geim.

25 Jul 2013

Simple, Eco-Friendly Method to Create Nitrogen-Doped Graphene Nanoplatelets

A simple, low-cost and eco-friendly method of creating nitrogen-doped graphene nanoplatelets (NGnPs), which could be used in dye-sensitized solar cells and fuel cells, is published in Scientific Reports today.

24 Jul 2013

Royal Society Honors Manchester Graphene Researchers

University of Manchester Nobel Laureates Andre Geim and Kostya Novoselov have been awarded two of the Royal Society’s most significant honours.

23 Jul 2013

Graphene Nanoribbons Synthesized on Metal Atom by Atom

Concentric hexagons of graphene grown in a furnace at Rice University represent the first time anyone has synthesized graphene nanoribbons on metal from the bottom up — atom by atom.

19 Jul 2013

EPSRC Grant to Develop Graphene-Based Energy Storage Devices

The University of Manchester has been awarded nearly £8 million for two research projects as part of the Government’s strategy to invest in key technologies.

18 Jul 2013

Chemists Synthesize Grossly Warped Nanographenes

Chemists at Boston College and Nagoya University have together synthesized the first example of a new form of carbon, the team reports in the most recent edition of the journal Nature Chemistry. This new material consists of many identical piece of grossly warped graphene, each containing exactly 80 carbon atoms joined together in a network of 26 rings, with 30 hydrogen atoms decorating the rim. These individual molecules, because they measure somewhat more than a nanometer across, are referred to generically as “nanocarbons,” or more specifically in this case as “grossly warped nanographenes.”

16 Jul 2013

Graphene Grown in Stacked Layers Produces Defects That Influence Conductivity

Just an atom thick, 200 times stronger than steel and a near-perfect conductor, graphene’s future in electronics is all but certain. But to make this carbon supermaterial useful, it needs to be a semiconductor – a material that can switch between insulating and conducting states, which forms the basis for all electronics today.

From Cornell University - Nanobiotechnology Center 15 Jul 2013

Jagged Edges of Graphene Dangerous to Human Cells

Researchers from Brown University have shown how tiny graphene microsheets — ultra-thin materials with a number of commercial applications — could be big trouble for human cells.

11 Jul 2013