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Study Shows Layered Graphene Could Exhibit Different Properties in Humid Environments

According to researchers from the Queen Mary University of London, the “wonder material” graphene shows extremely different properties in humid conditions.

22 Jan 2019

Manchester Univ. Opens Innovation Center to Develop Next-Gen Graphene Applications

His Royal Highness The Duke of York has officially opened the £60m Masdar Building which houses the Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre (GEIC) at The University of Manchester.

18 Jan 2019

Graphene Monolayers Allow Atomic-Scale Capillaries to Block Smallest Ions

For the first time, scientists at The University of Manchester’s National Graphene Institute in the United Kingdom have successfully created artificial channels that measure only a single atom in size.

14 Jan 2019

Graphene-Based Implant Overcomes Technical Limitation to Record Brain Activity at Extremely Low Frequencies

The body of knowledge about the human brain is growing exponentially, but questions big and small remain unanswered.

3 Jan 2019

New Graphene-Based Terahertz Detector Holds Potential for Fundamental Research

An international group of researchers from Japan, Russia, Italy, and Great Britain has developed a novel graphene-based terahertz detector. The results of the study have been reported in Nature Communications.

24 Dec 2018

Introducing Holes into Graphene Could Enable Its Use in Spintronics Applications

In its regular form, graphene cannot be used as an alternative to silicon chips for nanoelectronics applications. Its energy band structure is well known, leaving no magnetic effects and no energy gap.

20 Dec 2018

Graphene Utilized to Make Hiking Boots for the First Time Ever

Basing on the global success of their revolutionary use of graphene in trail running and fitness shoes last summer, the brand is currently bringing the groundbreaking technology to a market hungry for innovation.

18 Dec 2018

Cutting Graphene into Smaller Fragments to Build Beneficial Nanostructures

Up to the present time, it has proved very challenging to convert the promises of the wonder material graphene into useful applications.

12 Dec 2018

Cryo-Electron Microscopy Reveals Higher Radiation Tolerance of Proteins

Electron microscopy is one of the most extensively used techniques for inspecting protein structure.

11 Dec 2018

Topological Control of Electrons Makes Future Electronic Roadways Possible

With a determination to find new ways to extend electronics beyond the use of silicon, physicists are testing other properties of electrons, beyond charge.

7 Dec 2018