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Vorbeck Materials Announces Cooperative Research and Development Agreement with PNNL

Vorbeck Materials Corp., in collaboration with the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), operated by Battelle for the Department of Energy, announces a cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) to de...

From Vorbeck Materials 14 Jul 2010

Adding Graphene to Battery Materials Reduces Recharge Time for Electronics

Adding a bit of graphene to battery materials could dramatically cut the time it takes to recharge electronics.

14 Jul 2010

Graphene Nanopores Can Read Off DNA Sequence

A team of researchers from Delft University of Technology announces a new type of nanopore devices that may significantly impact the way we screen DNA molecules, for example to read off their sequence.

12 Jul 2010

ASU Researcher Finds New Way to Commercialize Graphene

Since its discovery, graphene—an unusual and versatile substance composed of a single-layer crystal lattice of carbon atoms—has caused much excitement in the scientific community.

2 Jul 2010

New Cost-Effective Technique to Produce Graphene in Large Numbers

Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a simple new method for producing large quantities of the promising nanomaterial graphene.

22 Jun 2010

Graphene Producer Vorbeck Honored in New York Venture Summit

Graphene leader Vorbeck Materials is pleased to announce that it has been selected as a winner of the Top Innovator Award by the annual New York Venture Summit. The award recognizes cutting edge private companies driving the future of innovation.

From Vorbeck Materials 18 Jun 2010

Angstron and K2 Partner to Develop Nano Anodes for Li-Ion Batteries

Angstron Materials Inc., has teamed with K2 Energy Solutions to participate in a Department of Energy (DOE) research project for the development of hybrid nano graphene platelet-based high-capacity anodes for Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries.

18 Jun 2010

Scientists Discover New Properties of Graphene Oxide

Graphene oxide, a single-atomic-layered material made by reacting graphite powders with strong oxidizing agents, has attracted a lot of interest from scientists because of its ability to easily convert to graphene —...

15 Jun 2010

Simple Technique to Produce Nanowires

Scientists have made a breakthrough toward creating nanocircuitry on graphene, widely regarded as the most promising candidate to replace silicon as the building block of transistors.

11 Jun 2010

Scientists Leaped Over Major Hurdle in Efforts to Begin Commercial Production of Graphene

Scientists have leaped over a major hurdle in efforts to begin commercial production of a form of carbon that could rival silicon in its potential for revolutionizing electronics devices ranging from supercomputers to cell phones.

From American Chemical Society 9 Jun 2010