One of the barriers to using graphene at a commercial scale could be overcome using a method demonstrated by researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Graphene... Read more
New technology allows you to print electronic devices in the same way your inkjet printer prints a document or photo. Now researchers at Palo Alto Research Center have used this technique to... Read more
Could be applied to solar cells, ultracapacitors for energy storage, or advanced transistors for energy efficient electronics, among many other applications Researchers at Penn State’s Cente... Read more
UV-sensors from the oven Placed in fire detectors and water treatment units UV-sensors can save lives; also in many areas of industry and environment the demand for these devices is rising s... Read more
A new nanocomposite material has been developed exhibiting hundreds of times greater strength than pure metals. Professor Seung Min Han and Yoo Sung Jeong (Graduate School of Energy, Environ... Read more
Researchers from Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) developed a new method to massively synthesize enhanced yet affordable materials for supercapacitors. Supercapacit... Read more
Ultra-light, high performance electrical wiring, made from carbon instead of copper, has been developed in a usable form for the first time. Super-strong wires made from carbon nanotubes, wh... Read more
The “next best thing” since the invention of silicon Tiny sensors — made of a potentially trailblazing material just one atom thick and heralded as the “next best thing” since the inve... Read more
For the first time, a silicon-based optical fiber with solar-cell capabilities has been developed that has been shown to be scalable to many meters in length. The research opens the door to... Read more
In the future, it could also enable entirely new kinds of devices. MIT researchers produce complex electronic circuits from molybdenum disulfide, a material that could have many more... Read more
Biological research, sensing and diagnostics; new photonic devices that can control light waves; controllable adhesive surfaces; antireflective coatings; and antifouling surfaces . . . The w... Read more
It’s like the holy grail of modern industry. Breakthrough research at the University of Canterbury has created an industrial process that applies a protective ceramic coating to metal... Read more
“I don’t think anybody has created anything like this before,” A sponge made of pure carbon nanotubes with a dash of boron shows remarkable ability to absorb oil spills from the surface of w... Read more
It seems like the uses for graphene just won’t stop coming. The ultra-strong sheet material, made from bonded carbon atoms, has so far shown promise for use in transistors, comp... Read more
