Membrane separation technology has become one of the most effective methods for water treatment, owing to its advantages of high separation efficiency, convenient operation and low-energy consumption. The membranes prepared from graphene oxide (GO) have… Read More »How to improve water permeability and rejection performance of RGO membranes? RGO-MXene membranes give answer
Graphene is one of the strongest materials. On top of that, it is exceptionally good at conducting heat and electrical currents, making it one of the most special and versatile materials we know. For all… Read More »Graphene grows—physicists find a way to visualize it
Artificial photosynthesis (AP), using sunlight to produce valuable chemicals and fuels from carbon dioxide (CO2), is a promising strategy to achieve solar energy storage as well as negative carbon cycle. Read More | Phys.org news… Read More »Novel catalyst for highly selective photoelectroreduction of carbon dioxide to ethanol
A team of researchers led by Prof. Andre Geim from the National Graphene Institute (NGI) have discovered that nanoripples in graphene can make it a strong catalyst, contrary to general expectations that the carbon sheet… Read More »Nanoripples in graphene can make it a strong catalyst
Silicon carbide (SiC) is a hard crystalline compound of silicon and carbon that rarely occurs in nature and is generally synthetically produced. In addition to being used to create ceramic plates, bulletproof vests and other… Read More »Study identifies a new synthesis technique to attain monolayer honeycomb SiC
The amount of surface oxygen in graphene materials is a key factor in how effective they could be in killing bacteria—a discovery which may help to design safer and more effective products to combat antimicrobial… Read More »Oxygen groups key to unlocking graphene’s antimicrobial potential, say scientists
Trapped electrons traveling in circular loops at extreme speeds inside graphene quantum dots are highly sensitive to external magnetic fields and could be used as novel magnetic field sensors with unique capabilities, according to a… Read More »Graphene quantum dots show promise as novel magnetic field sensors
Nearly a decade ago, researchers heralded the discovery of a new wonder class of ultrathin materials with special optical and electrical properties that made it a potential rival for graphene, a form of carbon discovered… Read More »Boosting superconductivity in graphene bilayers
Due to its exceptional properties, graphene is now added to a wide range of plastics. The carbon-based material improves, for instance, the conductivity and stability of composites. Read More | Phys.org news tagged with:graphene Bio… Read More »Incineration of graphene-containing plastics: Health risk of graphene residues investigated in 3D lung model
Physicists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have directly measured the fluid-like flow of electrons in graphene at nanometer resolution for the first time. The results appear in the journal Science today. Read More | Phys.org… Read More »Smooth sailing for electrons in graphene: Measuring fluid-like flow at nanometer resolution