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ICFO Develops First Ever Graphene-Quantum Dot Based CMOS Integrated Camera

Thanks to silicon and complementary metal-oxide semiconductors (CMOS) technology, microelectronics has progressed greatly in the last four decades, thereby making possible computing, compact and economical digital cameras, smartphones, as well as a majority of the electronic gadgets people depend on at present.

30 May 2017

Zenyatta Enters the Next Phase to Test Concrete Admixture Containing Graphene

In a recent announcement, Zenyatta Ventures Ltd. stated that the company has collaborated with Larisplast Ltd., an Israeli business specializing in the field of concrete admixtures, in order to indicate the progress of the next phase of testing a concrete admixture containing graphene.

26 May 2017

Swedish Researchers Increase the Capacity of Graphene to Store Electrical Charge

Researchers at Linköping University in Sweden introduced defects into the perfect surface of graphene on silicon carbide in order to increase the material’s capacity to store electrical charge. A report on this has been featured in the scientific journal Electrochimica Acta. This report increases the understanding of how this ultrathin material can be used.

23 May 2017

New Graphene-Based Sensor to Detect Inflammation in Lungs

Rutgers University-New Brunswick researchers have developed a graphene-based sensor that could pave the way towards earlier detection of looming asthma attacks and enhance the management of asthma and other respiratory diseases, thus preventing hospitalizations and fatalities.

23 May 2017

New Laser-Induced Graphene Kills Bacteria, Resists Biofouling

Recently, scientists from Rice University and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) explored the fact that induced graphene (LIG) is an extremely effective anti-fouling material and becomes a bacteria zapper when electrified.

23 May 2017

Lithium Metal Batteries Improved by Using Hybrid Graphene Nanotubes as Anode

Researchers from the Rice University have developed a rechargeable lithium metal battery with a capacity that is three times that of commercial lithium-ion batteries. They achieved this by overcoming a problem that has challenged researchers for a long time, namely, the dendrite problem.

19 May 2017

New Way of Energy Dissipation in Graphene Nano-Resonators

Energy dissipation is a key element in understanding numerous physical phenomena in thermodynamics, nuclear fission, photonics, photon emissions, chemical reactions, or even electronic circuits, among others.

17 May 2017

Zenyatta Ventures Announces Successful Testing of Graphene Oxide Material by U.S. Based Advanced Materials Company

Recently, Zenyatta Ventures reported the successful testing of their graphene oxide material by a top U.S. based advanced materials company manufacturing silicon-graphene anodes for the next generation of lithium-ion batteries.

17 May 2017

Research Shows Gas Can Bestow Laser-Induced Graphene with Super Properties

Researchers from Rice University who are credited for inventing laser-induced graphene (LIG) for applications such as supercapacitors have recently discovered a way to create the spongy graphene either superhydrophilic or superhydrophobic.

16 May 2017

New Research Reveals Rich Potential of Holey Graphene for Battery Systems

A recent research reveals that in a battery system, electrodes containing porous graphene scaffolding deliver a considerable improvement in both the retention and transport of energy. Typically, methods to increase the density of stored charge conflict with those that aim to enhance the speed at which ions can travel through a material.

12 May 2017