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Flexible PV Cells Using Nanowire-Coated Graphene Sheets

MIT researchers have produced a new kind of photovoltaic cell based on sheets of flexible graphene coated with a layer of nanowires. The approach could lead to low-cost, transparent and flexible solar cells that could be deployed on windows, roofs or other surfaces.

From Massachusetts Institute of Technology 24 Dec 2012

Wonder Material Graphene to be Used for New Types Of Materials

The proposal, which will involve researchers from the Universities of Manchester, Cambridge and Lancaster, has been awarded 13.4 million Euros (around £11m) to form a "Synergy Group" by the European Research Council (ERC).

21 Dec 2012

Graphene Offers Potential Applications in Mobile Technology

Graphene, a form of carbon has been making big headlines since Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2010 for demonstrating the unique properties of this form of carbon. Graphene is pra...

13 Dec 2012

Graphite Poised for Growth in the Coming Years

Graphite, commonly known for its use in No 2 pencils, is quietly finding new applications that are poised to greatly expand its demand in the coming years. Its traditional uses in the steel industry are still rising, ...

13 Dec 2012

USA Graphite Comments on Graphene Commercialization by Leading Electronics Company

USA Graphite Inc. (the "Company") is excited by Samsung Electronics' progress into commercial applications using graphene.

12 Dec 2012

Researchers Create Graphene P-N Junctions without Reducing Electron/Hole Mobility

The electronic properties of graphene films are directly affected by the characteristics of the substrates on which they are grown or to which they are transferred. Researchers are taking advantage of this to create graphene p-n junctions by transferring films of the promising electronic material to substrates that have been patterned by compounds that are either strong electron donors or electron acceptors.

11 Dec 2012

Nano-Sized Sensors Detect Atomic Oxygen in Upper Atmosphere

Tiny sensors -- made of a potentially trailblazing material just one atom thick and heralded as the "next best thing" since the invention of silicon -- are now being developed to detect trace elements in Earth's upper atmosphere and structural flaws in spacecraft.

6 Dec 2012