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Technique to Turn Defects in Graphene into Tiny Metallic Wires

Researchers at the University of South Florida have developed a technique to turn defects in graphene into tiny metallic wires

30 Mar 2010

Physicists and Nanotechnology Researchers Will Explore Future of their Discipline at "Frontiers in Physics"

Five prominent physicists from leading U.S. and European universities will explore the future of their discipline at "Frontiers in Physics," a daylong symposium presented by the Physics Department at The City C...

29 Mar 2010

APS Press Conferences Highlight New Nanoscale Technologies and Graphene Applications

The following press conferences will take place during the March Meeting of the American Physical Society (APS), to be held March 15-19, 2010 in the Portland Convention Center. Journalists are invited to attend the m...

18 Mar 2010

Layered Graphene Sheets Could Solve Hydrogen Storage Issues

Graphene-carbon formed into sheets a single atom thick-now appears to be a promising base material for capturing hydrogen, according to recent research* at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Pennsylvania. The findings suggest stacks of graphene layers could potentially store hydrogen safely for use in fuel cells and other applications.

From National Institute of Standards and Tech (NIST) 16 Mar 2010

Graphene Scientists Listed Among the World's "Hottest Researchers"

Professor Andre Geim and Dr Konstantin Novoselov from the School of Physics and Astronomy at The University of Manchester take joint second and third place respectively in the annual list compiled by data analyst Thomson Reuters.

16 Mar 2010

Graphene Used in OLEDs in Place of ITO

Researchers at Stanford University have successfully developed a brand new concept of organic lighting-emitting diodes (OLEDs) with a few nanometers of graphene as transparent conductor.

12 Mar 2010

Graphene Can Replace Silicon in High-Speed Electronic Devices

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.

11 Mar 2010

Student Engineer Creates New Form of Graphene That Stores Hydrogen

Determined to play a key role in solving global dependency on fossil fuels, Javad Rafiee, a doctoral student in the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, has developed a new method for storing hydrogen at room temperature.

5 Mar 2010

Enabling Greener Transportation with Graphene

3 Mar 2010

Scientists Create Hybrid Graphene That Helps More Exploration in Materials Science

Rice University researchers have found a way to stitch graphene and hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) into a two-dimensional quilt that offers new paths of exploration for materials scientists. The technique has implicat...

2 Mar 2010