Beth Ellison

Articles from Beth

UBC Researchers Develop First Superconducting Graphene by Coating Lithium Atoms

A team of researchers has successfully developed the first-of-its-kind superconducting graphene sample by applying a layer of lithium atoms, making graphene even more exceptional.

10 Sep 2015

University of Manchester Receives £3m Grant from Lloyd’s Register Foundation for Graphene Research

The University of Manchester recently received a £3m grant from Lloyd’s Register Foundation for research and development of advanced applications for 2D materials.

7 Sep 2015

Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre to Focus on Research and Development of 2D Materials

The Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre (GEIC) to be set up at The University of Manchester is positioned to set the benchmark for developing new applications for graphene and other 2D materials.

3 Sep 2015

Supramolecular Nanofibers Could Enable Long-Range Energy Transport

For the first time, a team of scientists from the Universities of Erlangen-Nuremberg (Germany) and Bayreuth has described how novel nanostructures can be used to transport energy across several micrometers at room temperature.

24 Aug 2015

Rice University Researchers Embed Metallic Nanoparticles into Laser-Induced Graphene

Researchers at Rice University have discovered a new way to integrate metallic nanoparticles that convert graphene into a viable catalyst for various applications, including fuel cells.

24 Aug 2015

High-Precision Control of Colloidal Nanoparticles Could Play Role in Future Digital Technologies

A team of researchers at the University of Zurich has succeeded in arranging and controlling colloid motion with the great speed and precision.

20 Aug 2015

New Study Reveals Graphene’s Hydrophobicity is Thickness-Dependent

The Quantum Detection Group at the National Physical Laboratory has conducted a study on the hydrophobicity of epitaxial graphene, which could be used in the future to develop graphene coatings suitable for electronics, medicine and more.

18 Aug 2015

Nanotube Fibers Bridge Electrical Gaps in Scarred Heart Tissue

Researchers from Rice University and Texas Heart Institute are investigating the application of soft, pliable carbon nanotube fibers to fix electrical gaps in heart tissues damaged by cardiac arrhythmias, which affect over 4 million people in America every year.

18 Aug 2015

EPFL Scientists Create First Graphene-Perovskite Hybrid Phototransistor

Scientists at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) have developed the first perovskite nanowire-graphene hybrid phototransistors.

10 Aug 2015

Novel Fabrication Technique Helps Produce Ultra-Thin Hollow Platinum Nanocages for Fuel Cells

Researchers from Georgia Tech, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Arizona State University and Xiamen University in China have developed a new fabrication method that minimizes the need for expensive metal to induce catalytic activity in fuel cell applications.

27 Jul 2015