A team including several Carnegie scientists has developed a form of ultrastrong, lightweight carbon that is also elastic and electrically conductive. A material with such a unique combinati... Read more
The smallest of electronics could one day have the ability to turn on and off at an atomic scale. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory scientists have investigated a way to create linear c... Read more
“It will open up an entirely new branch of carbon science” The unique structure of the thin sheet of pure carbon was inspired by pentagonal tile pattern found in the streets of C... Read more
Her team’s discovery may provide future consumers a biologically-inspired alternative to gasoline. Researchers at the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory have created... Read more
“One of our wildest dreams for the nanomaterials we are developing is that they could be used to make the super-strong, lightweight cables that would make possible the construction of... Read more
Adding function to graphene nano-ribbons through this process could make possible the sought-after goal of atomic-scale components made of the same material, but with different electrical be... Read more
Graphene is gaining heated attention, dubbed a “wonder material” with great conductivity, flexibility and durability. However, graphene is hard to come by due to the fact that its manufactur... Read more
Opens the door to a new generation of functional waterproof clothing and ultra-rapid filtration A new nano-membrane made out of the “super material” graphene is extremely light and breathabl... Read more
Based on a fundamental chemical discovery by scientists at Oregon State University, it appears that trees may soon play a major role in making high-tech energy storage devices. OSU chemists... Read more
Researchers claim that their discovery could unlock the next era of consumer electronic technology Samsung researchers have developed a new method of synthesising graphene, which they claim... Read more
New metallic structure may be stable at ambient temperature and pressure with potential applications in science and technology A theoretical, three-dimensional (3D) form of carbon that is me... Read more
Two childhood friends spent a decade, beginning in college, figuring out how to cheaply make plastic from carbon that’s been captured from the atmosphere. A decade ago in his Princeton... Read more
The ancient alchemists sought to transform base metals, like lead, into precious gold. Now a new process developed at the University of Illinois at Chicago suggests that base metals may be w... Read more
Carbyne will be the strongest of a new class of microscopic materials if and when anyone can make it in bulk. If they do, they’ll find carbyne nanorods or nanoropes have a host of remarkable... Read more
Surprising result: Graphene retains its properties even when coated with silicon Graphene has extreme conductivity and is completely transparent while being inexpensive and nontoxic. This ma... Read more
