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Hydrogen Addition Widens Graphene Applications

Linkoping University researchers have demonstrated that graphene can be made more useful by adding hydrogen or helium.

17 Jan 2012

Flexible Transparent Carbon Nanotube Films Make Better Conductive Coatings

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the North Dakota State University (NDSU) have together shown the linkage between the durability and flexibility of carbon nanotube coatings and films and their electronic properties.

From National Institute of Standards and Tech (NIST) 17 Jan 2012

Paul Alivisatos Receives Wolf Foundation Award for Nanocrystal Research

Director of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory of the U.S. D.O.E and Berkeley’s Larry and Diane Bock Professor of Nanotechnology from the University of California, Paul Alivisatos has been honored with the Wolf Foundation Prize in the field of Chemistry for the year 2012.

From Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 17 Jan 2012

Teijin Fibers to Commercialize Polyester Nanofiber

Teijin Fibers Limited, the core company of the Teijin Group’s polyester fibers business, announced today that it has decided to commercialize a new version of its Nanofront high-strength polyester nanofiber with a diameter of 400 nanometers.

16 Jan 2012

Forming Perfectly Spherical Nanoparticles Using Plasmonic Hotspots

KU Leuven researcher Ventsislav Valev and an international team of scientists have developed a new method for optical manipulation of matter at the nanoscale. Using 'plasmonic hotspots' - regions with electric current...

15 Jan 2012

Novel Technique for Nano-Scale Repairs

A research team led by Todd Emrick from the University of Massachusetts Amherst has developed an experimental process to perform nano-scale repairs on damaged surfaces based on a theoretical prediction of Anna Balazs from the University of Pittsburgh.

From University of Massachusetts Amherst 13 Jan 2012

NIST Develops Software to Measure Friction in Graphene

Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have devised a novel software to measure friction of graphene, a one-atom-thick carbon material.

From National Institute of Standards and Tech (NIST) 13 Jan 2012

Isotopically Engineered Graphene’s Thermal Properties Better than natural Graphene

Alexander Balandin, an electrical engineering professor at the UC Riverside Bourns College of Engineering and a research team from the University of Texas at Austin and China-based Xiamen University have demonstrated that the thermal characteristics of graphene that has been isotopically engineered is far better than that of natural graphene.

From University of California at Riverside 12 Jan 2012

Rice University Researchers Discover New Phenomenon in Armchair Nanotubes

According to Rice University researchers, armchair nanotubes get their exclusive bright colors due to excitons or hydrogen-like objects. Their findings can be seen in their online edition of the Journal of the American Chemical Society.

12 Jan 2012

Graphene Study Helps Improve Shelf Life and Efficiency of Electronics

A novel research conducted by scientists at UT Dallas paves the way to develop high-efficiency cooling solutions for producing quieter electronics with improved operating life.

12 Jan 2012