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Scientists Unravel Atomic-Level Anatomy of Olympicene Molecule

Scientists at IBM have imaged a single 1.2 nm-wide olympicene molecule using advanced noncontact atomic force microscopy technique.

28 May 2012

New Doping Technique Drastically Improves Graphene Solar Cell Efficiency

A research team from the University of Florida (UF) has fabricated a graphene solar cell that demonstrates a power conversion efficiency of 8.6%, a record value, when considering earlier attempts in the making of graphene solar cells that managed only 2.9% conversion efficiency.

28 May 2012

New 2D Bilayer Material Helps Realize Graphene Electronics

A research team at Penn State has developed a two-dimensional (2D) bilayer material by integrating one-to-two-atom-thick graphene layer with a hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) layer having a thickness of few to several hundred atoms for fabricating wafer-scale transistors with improved performance.

25 May 2012

Presence of Hydrogen Manipulates Structure and Properties of Graphene Oxide

Georgia Institute of Technology researchers have discovered that the presence of hydrogen continuously changes the structure and properties of graphene oxide, a nanomaterial showing promise in applications such as energy storage, catalysis, optics, composites, sensing, nanoelectromechanical systems, and nanoelectronics.

23 May 2012

Researchers Create Graphene Quantum Dots Using Diamond Knife

A research team from the Kansas State University has devised a novel technique that paves the way to solve a long-held issue of manufacturing graphene quantum dots at large densities with controlled size and shape.

18 May 2012

Graphene-Based Coating Keeps Steel Rust-Free for Longer Time

A research team led by Professor Sarbajit Banerjee and PhD student Robert Dennis from the University at Buffalo has achieved a key development on rust-proofing steel with the use of a graphene-based composite, which is under development at the university.

18 May 2012

Oxford Instruments Installs 100th Triton Refrigerator at ICN in Barcelona

Oxford Instruments NanoScience is delighted to have successfully installed its 100th Triton Cryogen-free dilution refrigerator. Its new home is the Quantum Nanoelectronics Group from the Catalan Institute of Nanotechnology (ICN), in Barcelona and it will be used to study the electrical and mechanical properties of carbon nanotubes and graphene.

From Oxford Instruments Nanoscience 18 May 2012

UD Student Earns Defense Fellowship to Produce Composites Using Nanomaterials

Zachary Melrose, who is pursuing a doctoral mechanical engineering degree at the University of Delaware (UD), has received a National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship to sponsor his doctoral research on developing multipurpose structural composites by selectively integrating nanomaterials to composites.

16 May 2012

Graphene and Carbon Nanotubes Help Improve Electronics

According to a research study by the University of Gothenburg, carbon nanotubes and graphene could advance the electronics utilized in mobile phones and computers.

16 May 2012

New Report on Carbon Nanotubes and Graphene for Electronics Applications

Research and Markets has included a new market research report titled ‘Carbon Nanotubes and Graphene for Electronics Applications 2012-2022’ from IDTechEx to its database.

From Research and Markets 14 May 2012