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Engineers Developing Technique for Mass Producing Computer Chips Made from Graphene

Engineers at Ohio State University are developing a technique for mass producing computer chips made from the same material found in pencils. Experts believe that graphene -- the sheet-like form of carbon found in gr...

31 Mar 2009

First Live Action Movie of Individual Carbon Atoms in Action

Science fiction fans still have another two months of waiting for the new Star Trek movie, but fans of actual science can feast their eyes now on the first movie ever of carbon atoms moving along the edge of a graphene crystal.

26 Mar 2009

Market for Graphene to Reach $59 Million in 2015

The price and performance advantages of graphene -- ultra-thin sheets of carbon atoms -- over incumbent carbon-based nanomaterials, such as carbon nanotubes, have made the material a hot topic in nanotech circles. These ...

26 Mar 2009

Graphene to Play Key Role in Future of Electronics

New research findings at MIT could lead to microchips that operate at much higher speeds than is possible with today's standard silicon chips, leading to cell phones and other communications systems that can transmit data much faster.

19 Mar 2009

Studying Behavior of Electrons in Thin Graphite Films in Real Time

Nanomaterials like carbon possess unique properties, which have led to first applications in novel electronic devices and sensors. These materials are based on ordered, atomically thin layers of carbon atoms, for example...

4 Mar 2009

Super-Thin Films of Carbon Poised to Revolutionize Electronics

Super-thin films of carbon with exotic properties, now taking the scientific world by storm, may soon mean a new era of brighter, faster, and smaller computers, smart phones, and other consumer electronics. Brighter digi...

25 Feb 2009

Fujitsu Wins IT and Electronics Award at nano tech 2009 International Exhibition and Conference

Fujitsu Limited and Fujitsu Laboratories Limited today announced that they have been awarded the IT and Electronics Award at the nano tech 2009 International Exhibition and Conference, the largest international nanotechn...

23 Feb 2009

Crystallographic Orientation of Graphene Edges Significantly Influences Electronic Properties

Graphene, a single-atom-thick sheet of carbon, holds remarkable promise for future nanoelectronics applications. Whether graphene actually cuts it in industry, however, depends upon how graphene is cut, say researchers a...

15 Feb 2009

Size and Mobility of Excitons in Carbon Nanotubes

Carbon is the fourth most abundant element in the universe by weight, and without it, there would be no life on Earth. Depending on its crystal structure--how its atoms bond together--carbon can form several different substances, ranging from sooty coal to glittering diamonds to slippery-smooth graphite.

10 Feb 2009

Creating Large-Scale Graphene Films using Water Lilies as Inspiration

In the world of nanomaterials, scientists and engineers can create new structures with tiny building blocks as small as one billionth of a meter. But in order to construct new materials and devices, researchers first ...

29 Jan 2009