Introducing stanene: just like graphene, except it’s a 2D tin honeycomb
After graphene proved to be one of the greatest discovery of the century, material scientists became inspired to see if ...
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Scientists predict the existence of a liquid analogue of graphene
By now, we've all hopefully at least heard of graphene, the new wonder material that promises to revolutionize a swarm ...
World’s thinnest light bulb built using a graphene filament
A group of international researchers unveiled the world's thinnest light bulb. Remarkably it uses a carbon-based filament, just like Thomas ...
Spiders weave graphene-infused silk: the strongest of both worlds
Graphene - the one atom thick sheet of carbon arranged in a hexagon lattice - is the strongest material known ...
Perfection is overrated: Flawed graphene sheets may lead to better fuel cells
A rather surprising study found that graphene's imperfections can actually be used to improve fuel cell efficiency. Researchers from Northwestern ...
Graphene shows potential as anti-cancer agent
A while ago I wrote that the applications for graphene are endless, and it seems like scientists just want to ...
Penta-graphene is stronger and better than graphene – we only need to make it, now
Chinese researchers ran simulations and found that a pentagon-containing version of graphene is theoretically stable. The 2D allotrope of carbon is made up ...
Novel Production Technique Could Make Graphene 1000 times cheaper
A PhD student from Netherlands has demonstrated a technique which could massively cut down the production costs of graphene. With ...
Graphene membrane allows mobile Fuel Cells to harvest Hydrogen straight from Air
A team of UK researchers led by none other but Nobel Laureate Andre Geim - one of persons involved in ...
Graphene could be used to make bullet-proof armour – up to ten times better than steel
It might not come as a surprise to hear that the world's strongest material, graphene, was found to be a ...
Graphene rubber bands: flexible, low-cost body sensors
Graphene, the wonder material shows its potential once again: now, using graphene and rubber bands, engineers have created a flexible ...
Adding lithium makes graphite both transparent and conductive. A great game changer for the industry
Better, far more responsive touchscreen displays might be developed as a result of these findings. Photo:easy-it.ro ...
Super-stretchable yarn made from graphene could change the industry
Strong, stretchable fibers made of graphene oxide can be knotted like yarn (credit: Terrones group/Penn State) ...
Graphene: unlimited heat conductivity
It's official - graphene is the wonder material of the millennium. A team of researchers at the Max Planck Institute ...
Making graphene in a kitchen blender
A team led by Jonathan Coleman at Trinity College Dublin reports they've patented a technique that can easily produce large quantities ...
Graphene speakers easily outperform traditional designs
I feel like a broken record - graphene is awesome at this, graphene is awesome at that... graphene is just ...
Breakthrough: first time monolayer graphene made in bulk
Image: Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology & Sungkyunkwan Universit We've written extensively about graphene here on ...
Carbon nanotubes may help increase the efficiency of tomorrow’s solar cells
Every time a new manufacturing or development technology concerning solar cells was introduced, the futurists and tech pundits were quick ...
Graphene Technology Could Give Us Predator Vision Contact Lenses
As a kid, looking at the Predator movies gave me goosebumps; it wasn't the physical superiority of the Predator, but ...
Graphene proves to be fantastic radio waves absorber
Ultra strong, a fantastic electrical conductor, and even suitable for better beer storage, graphene is dazzling the w0rld with its ...