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National Graphene Association Launches With International Conference in Nashville

The 2010 Nobel Prize-winning, carbon-based material known as graphene will likely play a large role in our future, yet very few people outside the scientific community have heard of it.

31 Aug 2017

Scientists Succeed in Manipulating Graphene's Electronic Band Structure with Metal Atoms

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory succeeded in manipulating the electronic structure of graphene, which could in the fabrication of graphene transistors that are more reliable and faster than the currently available silicon-based transistors.

30 Aug 2017

Researchers Create Process for Synthesizing Pure Graphene

Formed deep within the earth, graphene has been proved to be stronger than steel, and thinner than a human hair. Some experts even refer to it as “the most amazing and versatile” material known to man.

30 Aug 2017

Phenom-World Selects Deben to Supply a Tensile Stage as an Accessory to their Range of Desktop SEMs

Deben, a leading provider of in-situ testing stages together with innovative accessories and components for electron microscopy, has been chosen by Phenom-World to supply the Microtest Tensile Stage as an accessory to their Phenom XL range of desktop scanning electron microscopes.

From Thermo Fisher Scientific Phenom-World BV 30 Aug 2017

Metallic Nanostructures Could Triple the Efficiency of Solar-Based Hydrogen Fuel Generation

Hydrogen gas is a vital synthetic feedstock that is set to contribute considerably in renewable energy technology. While this is true, its capabilities are underplayed because most of this gas is presently being sourced from fossil fuels, for example natural gas.

29 Aug 2017

Twistron Yarns Used to Produce Electricity from Oceanic Wave Motion

An international team of scientists headed by researchers from The University of Texas at Dallas and Hanyang University in South Korea have created high-tech yarns with the ability to produce electricity upon being twisted or stretched.

28 Aug 2017

Nanotechnology Combined with Ultrasound Advances Chemotherapy Treatment in Recent Lab Experiments

Many people diagnosed with cancer have been treated with chemotherapy, have gone on to live healthy lives. However, chemotherapy does impact the body, the treatment attacks all the cells in the body, not just cancer cells.

28 Aug 2017

Synthesizing and Optimizing Self-Supporting Graphene Membranes

Due to its stable, tear-resistant, and very thin atomic layers, graphene is considered to be the next-generation material. For instance, it is best suited for developing ultra-light electronics or mechanical components that are highly stable.

28 Aug 2017

Nanodiamonds Curtail Electrochemical Deposition that Leads to Short-Circuiting of Lithium Ion Batteries

Lithium-ion batteries have been behind a number of recent fires and meltdowns due to short-circuiting in mobile devices despite being extensively used in mobile devices from laptops to cell phones and are also considered to have one of the longest lifespans of commercial batteries today.

28 Aug 2017

National Graphene Association Launches With International Conference In Nashville

Graphene Innovation Summit to Bring Experts, Entrepreneurs for Oct. 29-31 Event at Music City Center The 2010 Nobel Prize-winning, carbon-based material known as graphene will likely play a large role in our future, y...

28 Aug 2017

Researchers Reveal World's First Nano-Sized Monster Truck

The world's shortest race by distance, a fraction of the width of a strand of human hair, was run on silver and gold tracks, and took a massive 30 hours. The typical racing fan might have missed it since the vehicles were invisible to the naked eye.

24 Aug 2017

Nanoparticle Ink produces Holograms that Glow

A new approach for printing luminescent structures based on nanoparticle ink has produced glowing holograms – and all with a simple inkjet printer.

By Kerry Taylor-Smith 24 Aug 2017

Researchers Provide New Insights about Physics of Conductive Materials by Examining Electrons in Graphene

Compared to copper, graphene is much more conductive, partly due to its 2D structure. In a majority of metals, conductivity is restricted by crystal flaws which cause electrons to often scatter like billiard balls when they travel through the material.

23 Aug 2017

Research on the Role of PFIR Microscopy in Explorations at the Nanoscale Across Wide Disciplines

According to Xiaoji Xu, aerosol particles may be invisible and tiny, but these particles suspended in gases play a vital role in environmental pollution and cloud formation and can be harmful to human health.

23 Aug 2017

New Technique Allows Synthesis of Large-Size Single-Crystal Graphene Films

“Preparation defines the future”. Ever since its discovery, the synthesis of graphene has for a long time played a significant role in the graphene community.

23 Aug 2017

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National Graphene Association Launches With International Conference in Nashville

Scientists Succeed in Manipulating Graphene's Electronic Band Structure with Metal Atoms

Researchers Create Process for Synthesizing Pure Graphene

Phenom-World Selects Deben to Supply a Tensile Stage as an Accessory to their Range of Desktop SEMs

Metallic Nanostructures Could Triple the Efficiency of Solar-Based Hydrogen Fuel Generation

Twistron Yarns Used to Produce Electricity from Oceanic Wave Motion

Nanotechnology Combined with Ultrasound Advances Chemotherapy Treatment in Recent Lab Experiments

Synthesizing and Optimizing Self-Supporting Graphene Membranes

Nanodiamonds Curtail Electrochemical Deposition that Leads to Short-Circuiting of Lithium Ion Batteries

National Graphene Association Launches With International Conference In Nashville

Researchers Reveal World's First Nano-Sized Monster Truck

Nanoparticle Ink produces Holograms that Glow

Researchers Provide New Insights about Physics of Conductive Materials by Examining Electrons in Graphene

Research on the Role of PFIR Microscopy in Explorations at the Nanoscale Across Wide Disciplines

New Technique Allows Synthesis of Large-Size Single-Crystal Graphene Films

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