Tag: Graphene
High performance graphene-based catalysts
NUS scientists have developed design guidelines that increase the catalytic effectiveness of graphene-based solid-state catalysts for potential industrial applications.
Catalysts are widely used in the...
Novel process to 3D print one of the strongest materials on...
Researchers from Virginia Tech and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory have developed a novel way to 3D print complex objects of one of the highest-performing...
A novel graphene quantum dot structure takes the cake
In a marriage of quantum science and solid-state physics, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have used magnetic fields to...
‘GO dough’ makes graphene easy to shape and mold
A Northwestern University team is reshaping the world of graphene — literally.
The team has turned graphene oxide (GO) into a soft, moldable and kneadable...
Twisted electronics open the door to tunable 2-D materials
Two-dimensional (2-D) materials such as graphene have unique electronic, magnetic, optical, and mechanical properties that promise to drive innovation in areas from electronics to...
Schwarzites: Long-sought carbon structure joins graphene
The discovery of buckyballs surprised and delighted chemists in the 1980s, nanotubes jazzed physicists in the 1990s, and graphene charged up materials scientists in...
Scientists solve open theoretical problem on electron interactions
Yale-NUS Associate Professor of Science (Physics) Shaffique Adam is the lead author of a recent work that describes a model for electron interaction in...
‘Topological’ graphene nanoribbons trap electrons for new quantum materials
Scientists are experimenting with narrow strips of graphene, called nanoribbons, in hopes of making cool new electronic devices, but University of California, Berkeley scientists...
An atom-thick graphene membrane for industrial gas separation
Chemical engineers at EPFL have demonstrated for the first time that an atom-thick graphene membrane can separate gas mixtures with a high-efficiency. The "ultimate"...
Graphene could be key to controlling water evaporation
Graphene coatings may offer the ability to control the water evaporation process from various surfaces, according to new research.
The study, carried out by a...
