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Forecast Report on Global Graphene Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "The Global Market for Graphene to 2020" report to their offering.

From Research and Markets 3 Aug 2013

Monash Researchers Develop Graphene-Based Energy Storage Device

Monash University researchers have brought next generation energy storage closer with an engineering first - a graphene-based device that is compact, yet lasts as long as a conventional battery.

2 Aug 2013

NSF Awards UCR Professors Grant to Further Study Thermal Properties of Graphene

Three Bourns College of Engineering professors at the University of California, Riverside have received a three-year, $360,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to further study the thermal properties of graphene, which is expected to lead to new approaches for the removal of heat from advanced electronic and optoelectronic devices.

From University of California at Riverside 1 Aug 2013

Thin Layer of Hydrocarbon Contaminates Surface of Graphene When Exposed to Air

Objects made from graphite—such as lithium-ion batteries—are “hydrophobic,” meaning that they “dislike” water. For decades this lack of likeability has presented significant challenges in terms of building more durable technological devices made with graphite—until now.

30 Jul 2013

Water Helps Form Long Graphene Nanoribbons

New research at Rice University shows how water makes it practical to form long graphene nanoribbons less than 10 nanometers wide.

30 Jul 2013

Thomas Swan To Ensure Carbon Nanotubes And Graphene Safely Introduced To New Markets

These are exciting times for both new and existing nanotechnology users. Already well-established in pharmaceuticals and cosmetics the benefits of nanomaterials are now being recognised in many other areas. New carbon...

From Thomas Swan & Co Ltd 29 Jul 2013

Gold Rush on New Materials Made Layer by Layer with Atomic Precision

Sparked by wonder material graphene, a “gold rush” on new materials made layer by layer with atomic precision is about to begin, according to Nobel Laureate Andre Geim.

25 Jul 2013

Simple, Eco-Friendly Method to Create Nitrogen-Doped Graphene Nanoplatelets

A simple, low-cost and eco-friendly method of creating nitrogen-doped graphene nanoplatelets (NGnPs), which could be used in dye-sensitized solar cells and fuel cells, is published in Scientific Reports today.

24 Jul 2013

Royal Society Honors Manchester Graphene Researchers

University of Manchester Nobel Laureates Andre Geim and Kostya Novoselov have been awarded two of the Royal Society’s most significant honours.

23 Jul 2013

Graphene Nanoribbons Synthesized on Metal Atom by Atom

Concentric hexagons of graphene grown in a furnace at Rice University represent the first time anyone has synthesized graphene nanoribbons on metal from the bottom up — atom by atom.

19 Jul 2013