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Graphene Exhibits Varying Mobility and Conductivity Levels

A team at North Carolina State University has discovered that graphene conductivity is reduced in the presence of multi-layers.

21 Apr 2011

Graphene Nano-composites Increase Ceramic Resistance to Cracks

A University of Arizona and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute research team has boosted the toughness of ceramic composites with graphene reinforcements to facilitate ceramic fracture resistance.

19 Apr 2011

Graphene to be Used in Spintronics After Having Been Made Magnetic

New spin on graphene University of Manchester scientists have found a way to make wonder material graphene magnetic, opening up a new range of opportunities for the world’s thinnest material in the area of spintronics.

14 Apr 2011

Thermoelectric Cooling Effects Pronounced at Graphene Contacts

Scientists at the University of Illinois have discovered that graphene transistors exhibit a nanoscale cooling effect that lowers their temperature.

From University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 7 Apr 2011

Graphene-Like Silicene for Electronic Applications

According to Antoine Fleurence, a scientist at the Japan Advanced Industrial of Science and Technology in Ishikawa, the semiconductor sector has the necessary infrastructure to use silicon to develop the chips that operate electronics.

31 Mar 2011

Nanotechnology Measurement Methods Explained in Online Paper

Cleveland-based Keithley Instruments, a developer of advanced electrical test equipment and platforms, has recently released a poster that provides details on nanotechnology measurement guidelines and methodologies.

From Tektronix 31 Mar 2011

Award from NSF to Research on Graphene

Kirill Bolotin, assistant professor of physics at Vanderbilt University has won a Faculty Early Career Development award from the National Science Foundation.

29 Mar 2011

Graphene Nanoribbons Conduct Electricity

Walt de Heer, a professor in the School of Physics at the Georgia Institute of Technology says his team has developed thin, conductive nanoribbons featuring quantum ballistic properties.

From Georgia Institute of Technology 28 Mar 2011

Electronics’ Spin in Graphene Ideal for Transistor Application

Physicists at UCLA set out to design a better transistor and ended up discovering a new way to think about the structure of space.

28 Mar 2011

Monitored Light Diffusion for Graphene Analysis

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the University of California, Berkeley have discovered a method to monitor quantum routes showing how light diffuses in graphene. Monitored diffusion helps scientists analyze grapheme.

22 Mar 2011