Researchers at the Nanoscience Center of the University of Jyväskylä have demonstrated how an experimental technique called optical forging can make graphene ultrastiff – increase its stiffness by several orders of magnitude. Graphene typically has… Read More »Graphene turned ultrastiff by optical forging
Researchers from the University of Surrey have designed a new method that enables common laboratory scanning electron microscopes to see graphene growing over a microchip surface in real time. This discovery could create a way… Read More »Researchers design a method that enables scanning electron microscopes to see graphene growing
Two recent studies by a collaborative team of scientists from two NCCR MARVEL labs have identified a new type of defect as the most common source of disorder in on-surface synthesized graphene nanoribbons (GNRs). Combining… Read More »“Bite” defects revealed in bottom-up graphene nanoribbons
The European Space Agency (ESA) has announced that a project it has backed has yielded a combined temperature and magnetism sensor. “Any time we can do more with less is a good result for the… Read More »ESA and Poland-based AGP develop a graphene-based bi-functional temperature and magnetism sensor
Cardea Bio, a biotech company integrating molecular biology with semiconductor electronics, has signed a commercial partnership with Scentian Bio. Scentian is an expert in synthetic insect odorant receptors (iORs), one of nature’s ways of detecting… Read More »Cardea Bio partners with Scentian Bio to create a bio-electronic tongue/nose platform
Applied Graphene Materials has announced that its partnership with Tru-Tension has resulted in the launch of a new detailing spray enhanced with AGM’s graphene nanoplatelet technology. UK-based Tru-Tension designs and manufactures products for biking enthusiasts,… Read More »Tru Tension launches new spray for bikes using Applied Graphene Materials’ GNPs
An international research team, led by the University of Cologne, has succeeded in connecting several atomically precise graphene nanoribbons to form complex structures. The scientists have synthesized and spectroscopically characterized nanoribbon heterojunctions, and were able… Read More »Researchers design atomically precise graphene nanoribbon heterojunction sensor
High-performance clothing brand 878 developed a new smart sailing jacket, called Project One. The jacket utilizes graphene-enhanced materials to enable high flexibility and weatherproofing while still being extremely lightweight. The jacket also features a small… Read More »Clothing brand 878 developed a graphene-enhanced smart sailing jacket
HydroGraph Clean Power, a Canada-based company that was formed to fund and commercialize green, cost-effective processes to manufacture graphene, hydrogen and other strategic materials in bulk, has announced that it has closed a private placement… Read More »HydroGraph Clean Power closes private placement to fund commercialization of its proprietary hydrogen and graphene production technology
Last month, Australia-based Graphene Manufacturing Group (GMG) announced a research agreement with the University of Queensland’s Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (“AIBN”) for the development of graphene aluminum-ion batteries. Now, GMG has shared the… Read More »GMG updates on graphene aluminum-ion batteries performance