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Interfacing System Can Help Differentiate Single Cancerous Cell from Normal Cell Using Graphene

Researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago have shown that they can distinguish a single hyperactive cancerous cell from a normal cell by interfacing brain cells onto graphene. This could lead to the development of a simple, noninvasive tool for early diagnosis of cancer.

20 Dec 2016

Research on Graphene Opens up Miniaturization of Biological and Chemical Sensors

A team of researchers at The University of Manchester and Karlsruhe Institute of Technology have demonstrated a technique to chemically alter small regions of graphene with high precision, resulting in extreme miniaturization of biological and chemical sensors.

8 Dec 2016

Award-Winning Graphene Battery Could Revolutionize Electric Vehicles

A student engineer from the University of Sussex has won a national car industry award for designing a new battery that could revolutionise electric vehicles.

5 Dec 2016

Novel Method of Using Laser-Induced Phase Separation to Produce Graphene

All smartphones are designed with shiny flat AMOLED displays. A minimum of two silicon transistors, which were manufactured in large scale using laser annealing technologies, hide behind each pixel of these displays.

2 Dec 2016

Research on Transition Metal Dichalcogenides as an Alternative to Graphene

Physicists from the University of Texas at Dallas (UT Dallas) have reported a new discovery related to the electrical properties of materials that could be utilized for the fabrication of next-generation transistors and electronics.

1 Dec 2016

Significant Studies on Surface Reactions to Develop Bio-Nano Technologies and Functional Materials

Things that occur on the surface are frequently given short shrift when compared to what occurs on inside. However, with chemical reactions, what happens on the surface can mean the difference between a working material and one that refuses to carry out its duty.

1 Dec 2016

Producing Perfect Graphene Coatings

Graphene is an ultra-thin material that is just a single carbon atom in thickness, and has the potential to be used impressive applications such as friction-free, wear-resistant coatings. But first, large sheets of graphene have to be manufactured under precisely controlled conditions.

30 Nov 2016

Chips Made of Layers Just Three Atoms Thick Could be the Future of Electronics

For more than 50 years, silicon chipmakers have developed innovative methods to switch electricity off and on, by producing the digital zeroes and ones to encode pictures, words, movies and other forms of data.

30 Nov 2016

Graphene Flagship Partner IIT and Momodesign Launch Graphene-Coated Motorcycle Helmet

Recently, a team of researchers from Graphene Flagship partner Italian Institute of Technology (IIT), Italy and Italian luxury design company, Momodesign participated in a collaborative project where they built a motorcycle helmet that includes graphene technology.

25 Nov 2016

Study Results Provide New Insights into Origins of Friction on Graphene

Graphene is a two-dimensional sheet form of carbon with a thickness of just one atom. The exceptional electrical conductivity, strength, and chemical stability have paved the way for extensive research on graphene. Despite long-term research, specific basic characteristics of graphene - such as its reaction to a material sliding on its surface - are yet not completely understood.

24 Nov 2016