News articles tagged with 'graphene' (Page 2)
Tuning graphene film so it sheds water
— 2 Feb 2011 16:22 | TechnologyWindshields that shed water so effectively that they don't need wipers. Ship hulls so slippery that they glide through the water more efficiently than ordinary hulls…
New transistors: An alternative to silicon and better than graphene
— 30 Jan 2011 19:04 | TechnologySmaller and more energy-efficient electronic chips could be made using molybdenite. In an article appearing online January 30 in the journal Nature Nanotechnology, EPFL's Laboratory…
Graphene and 'spintronics' combo looks promising
— 26 Jan 2011 17:49 | TechnologyA team of physicists has taken a big step toward the development of useful graphene spintronic devices. The physicists, from the City University of Hong Kong and the University of Science…
Armchair nanoribbons made into spintronic device
— 26 Jan 2011 17:46 | TechnologyIn a development that may revolutionise handheld electronics, flat-panel displays, touch panels, electronic ink, and solar cells, as well as drastically reduce their manufacturing costs,…
Real-world graphene devices may have a bumpy ride
— 21 Jan 2011 20:08 | TechnologyElectronics researchers love graphene. A two-dimensional sheet of carbon one atom thick, graphene is like a superhighway for electrons, which rocket through the material with 100 times…
New research shows how light can control electrical properties of graphene
— 10 Jan 2011 19:06 | TechnologyNew research published today, shows how light can be used to control the electrical properties of graphene, paving the way for graphene-based optoelectronic devices and highly sensitive…
Graphene grains make atom-thick patchwork 'quilts'
— 6 Jan 2011 14:59 | TechnologyArtistry from science: Cornell University researchers have unveiled striking, atomic-resolution details of what graphene 'quilts' look like at the boundaries between patches, and have…
Pure nanotube-type growth edges toward the possible
— 6 Dec 2010 17:51 | TechnologyNew research at Rice University could ultimately show scientists the way to make batches of nanotubes of a single type…
Physicists use graphene to decode DNA
— 1 Dec 2010 17:40 | PhysicsGenome sequencing will have a profound effect on our understanding of genetic biology and could usher in a day when doctor and patient are able to review individual genome sequences…
Sugar and slice make graphene real nice
— 12 Nov 2010 15:48 | TechnologyFuture computers may run a little sweeter, thanks to a refinement in the manufacture of graphene at Rice University…