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MIT Researcher's Graphene-Based Designs Hold Promise for Water Purification

Researchers working in Rohit Karnik’s lab are searching for tiny solutions to some of the biggest challenges the world is facing.

1 Sep 2016

Edge Structures of Graphene Species May Lead to Smarter Design of New Materials

Polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) form an important class of molecules, which can perhaps be regarded as small, discrete graphene species and which play a prominent role in the development of organic electronics.

1 Sep 2016

Graphene Used to Enhance Properties of 2D Semiconductor

According to Penn State materials scientists, their recently discovered 2D material creating technique could pave the way for new and extraordinary properties, mainly in a class of materials known as nitrides.

30 Aug 2016

Electron Color Controlling Device Made of Bilayer Graphene

A recent breakthrough in a new field of physics known as valleytronics is the development of a device made of bilayer graphene.

30 Aug 2016

New Research Milestone Facilitates Creation of Scalable Crystalline Graphene Films

A team of researchers have discovered a process to repair graphene oxide (GO) structures that have a fault which make the material to exhibit low carrier mobility.

26 Aug 2016

Research Reveals Graphene Balloons can Withstand Extreme Pressure

Researchers at The University of Manchester state that small balloons manufactured using one-atom-thick material graphene can endure huge pressures, much more than those at the bottom of the deepest ocean. This is possible because of the extraordinary strength of graphene, which is 200 times stronger than steel.

26 Aug 2016

Graphene Nanoribbons in Solutions Possess Properties for Use with Biological Systems

According to researchers at Rice University, graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) can be adapted for biological applications, such as drug delivery, DNA analysis, and biomimetic applications, as they bend and twist easily in solution.

16 Aug 2016

Haydale, Filamentprint Launch New Graphene Enhanced PLA Filaments for 3D Printing

Haydale Graphene Industry PLC’s (HGI) owned subsidiary, Haydale Composite Solutions (HCS) has announced its commercial partnership with Fullerex Ltd and Filamentprint (UK) Ltd for the purpose of promoting and selling graphene-enhanced Poly Lactic Acid (PLA) filaments that are used in 3D printing devices.

15 Aug 2016

Patterning Monolayer Graphene Nanoribbons with Zigzag Edges

It has become feasible to create a high-quality material - monolayer graphene nanoribbon with zigzag edges - for semiconductors and spintronic devices.

2 Aug 2016

Scientists Use Computer Simulations to Develop Graphene-Like Crystals of Salts

An international team of researchers from Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech), the National University of Science and Technology MISiS (Russia), Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT), Rice University (USA), and the Technological Institute for Superhard and Novel Carbon Materials (TISNCM) have found out how thin a slab of salt should be for it to break down into graphene-like layers, using computer stimulations.

1 Aug 2016