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Potentially Revolutionary Material: Scientists Produce a Novel Form of Artificial Graphene
Feb. 14, 2014 —
A new breed of ultra thin super-material has the potential to cause a
technological revolution. “Artificial graphene” should lead to faster,
smaller and lighter electronic and optical devices of ... full story
- Novel Form of Artificial Graphene Developed
- Graphene: Fast Desalination Potential?
- Wonder Material Graphene Superconducting?
- Graphene: New Type of Electronic Devices?
- Graphene 'Balloon' Helps Imaging of Biomolecules
- Diamond Film Possible Without Pressure
- More Efficient Organic Solar Cells?
- Quasi-Particle Swap Between Graphene Layers
- Quantum Dots: Complete Control of Photons
- Graphene: Lab Clocks 'Hot' Electrons
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Potentially Revolutionary Material: Scientists Produce a Novel Form of Artificial Graphene
Feb. 14, 2014 — A new breed of ultra thin super-material has the potential to cause a technological revolution. “Artificial graphene” should lead to faster, smaller and lighter electronic and optical devices of ... full story -
Graphene's Love Affair With Water: Water Filters Allow Precise and Fast Sieving of Salts and Organic Molecules
Feb. 13, 2014 — Graphene has proven itself as a wonder material with a vast range of unique properties. Among the least-known marvels of graphene is its strange love affair with water. Graphene is hydrophobic -- it ... full story -
How to Make the Wonder Material Graphene Superconducting
Feb. 11, 2014 — Whenever a new material is discovered, scientists are eager to find out whether or not it can be superconducting. This applies particularly to the wonder material graphene. Now scientists have ... full story -
Ballistic Transport in Graphene Suggests New Type of Electronic Device
Feb. 5, 2014 — Using electrons more like photons could provide the foundation for a new type of electronic device that would capitalize on the ability of graphene to carry electrons with almost no resistance even ... full story -
Electronically Controlled Drugs Could Minimize Side Effects
Feb. 5, 2014 — Potential side effects of many of today's therapeutic drugs can be downright frightening -- just listen carefully to a drug commercial on TV. These effects often occur when a drug is active ... full story -
It's the Water: Graphene Balloon Yields Unprecedented Images of Hydrated Protein Molecules
Feb. 5, 2014 — An ingenious new technique may open up new vistas for scientists seeking to understand health and disease at the most fundamental ... full story -
Diamond Film Possible Without the Pressure: Rules for Ultrathin 'Diamane' Devised
Feb. 3, 2014 — Theoreticians map a phase diagram for diamane, an atomically thin film of perfect diamond that might be created through chemical means with little or no ... full story -
New Understanding Could Result in More Efficient Organic Solar Cells
Feb. 3, 2014 — The goal of making cheap organic solar cells may have gotten a little more approachable with a new understanding of the basic science of charge separation presented in a new paper. The research ... full story -
Quasi-Particle Swap Between Graphene Layers
Feb. 3, 2014 — Equations used to describe parallel worlds in particle physics can help study the behavior of particles in parallel graphene layers. Scientists have used a particle physics theory to describe the ... full story -
Quantum Dots Provide Complete Control of Photons
Jan. 31, 2014 — By emitting photons from a quantum dot at the top of a micropyramid, researchers are creating a polarized light source for such things as energy-saving computer screens and wiretap-proof ... full story -
Lab Clocks 'Hot' Electrons: Plasmon-Generated Electrons Timed Moving from Nanorods to Graphene
Jan. 30, 2014 — Scientists time "hot" electrons as they transfer from excited plasmons in gold nanorods to graphene. Plasmonic nanoparticles are becoming known for their ability to turn light into heat, ... full story -
Super-Strong Graphene Oxide: In Situ Bandgap Tuning of Graphene Oxide Achieved by Electrochemical Bias
Jan. 30, 2014 — The ability to modulate the physical properties of graphene oxide within electronic components could have numerous applications in technology. Super-strong graphene oxide (GO) sheets are useful for ... full story -
Breakthrough in Rechargeable Batteries: New Twist to Sodium-Ion Battery Technology
Jan. 29, 2014 — Engineers have made a breakthrough in rechargeable battery applications. They have demonstrated that a composite paper -- made of interleaved molybdenum disulfide and graphene nanosheets -- can be ... full story -
Research Could Bring New Devices That Control Heat Flow
Jan. 28, 2014 — Researchers are proposing a new technology that might control the flow of heat the way electronic devices control electrical current, an advance that could have applications in a diverse range of ... full story -
Graphene-Like Material Made of Boron a Possibility, Experiments Suggest
Jan. 27, 2014 — Graphene, a sheet of carbon one atom thick, may soon have a new nanomaterial partner. In the lab and on supercomputers, chemists have determined that a cluster of 36 boron atoms forms a flat disc ... full story -
Quantum Computing? Moving an Atom Inside a Crystal to Investigate Its Function
Jan. 27, 2014 — Physicists have moved an atom inside a crystal and investigate its function. Nanotechnology is a thriving science. Parts for computers for example are becoming smaller and more precise by the minute. ... full story -
Engineers Teach Old Chemical New Tricks to Make Cleaner Fuels, Fertilizers
Jan. 26, 2014 — University researchers from two continents have engineered an efficient and environmentally friendly catalyst for the production of molecular hydrogen, a compound used extensively in modern industry ... full story -
3-D Graphene: Super-Capacitors from Sugar Bubbles
Jan. 24, 2014 — Graphene sheets are immensely strong, lightweight and excellent at conducting electricity. Theoretically, macroscopical three-dimensional graphene assemblies should retain the properties of nanoscale ... full story -
Detecting Chemicals, Measuring Strain With a Pencil and Paper
Jan. 22, 2014 — A team of students has proven that pencils and regular office paper can be used to measure strain on an object and detect hazardous ... full story -
Cooling Microprocessors With Carbon Nanotubes
Jan. 22, 2014 — Researchers have developed a "process friendly" technique to enable the cooling of microprocessor chips through the use of carbon ... full story -
Engineers Create Light-Activated 'Curtains'
Jan. 21, 2014 — Forget remote-controlled curtains. A new development could lead to curtains and other materials that move in response to light, no batteries ... full story
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