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Researchers Successfully Squeeze More onto Limited Wafer Space of Computer Chip

Manufacturers of computer chips constantly aim to pack more transistors into less space, however with the size of those transistors nearing the atomic scale, there are physical limitations on how small they are able to make the circuitry’s patterns.

8 Sep 2016

FAU Chemists Successfully Produce Defect-Free Graphene for the First Time

Graphene is a revolutionary material, and researchers across the world have been actively involved in finding cost-effective techniques to produce defect-free graphene.

6 Sep 2016

Rutgers University Researchers Discover Simple Technique to Produce High-Quality Graphene

A simple technique to produce high-quality graphene has been devised by Rutgers University engineers, which can be later used in next-generation energy and electronic devices.

2 Sep 2016

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