Researchers have produced new evidence of how graphene, when twisted to a precise angle, can become a superconductor, moving electricity with no loss of energy. Read More | Phys.org news tagged with:graphene Superconductivity Quantum Physics
Professor Juhyuk Lee of the Department of Energy Engineering has developed an elastic triboelectric generator that can be used in the daily lives of frequent movers. The cause of the output reduction of the elastic… Read More »Stretching-insensitive stretchable and biocompatible triboelectric nanogenerators
Writing in the Journal of Molecular Liquids, a team led by Professor Aravind Vijayaraghavan based in the National Graphene Institute (NGI) have produced three-dimensional particles made of graphene, of many interesting shapes, using a variation… Read More »Scientists develop graphene aerogel particles for efficient water purification
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2014 was awarded for the development of super-resolved fluorescence microscopy. Inspired by this work, scientists at Institute of Photonic Chips (IPC), University of Shanghai for Science and Technology (USST) have… Read More »Two-beam ultrafast laser scribing of ultrafine graphene patterns
With some careful twisting and stacking, MIT physicists have revealed a new and exotic property in “magic-angle” graphene: superconductivity that can be turned on and off with an electric pulse, much like a light switch.… Read More »Study: Superconductivity switches on and off in ‘magic-angle’ graphene
When used as wearable medical devices, stretchy, flexible gas sensors can identify health conditions or issues by detecting oxygen or carbon dioxide levels in the breath or sweat. They also are useful for monitoring air… Read More »In-place manufacturing method improves gas sensor capabilities, production time
Graphene-based olfactory sensors that can detect odor molecules based on the design of peptide sequences were recently demonstrated by researchers at Tokyo Tech. The findings indicated that graphene field-effect transistors (GFETs) functionalized with designable peptides… Read More »Sensing odor molecules on a graphene surface layered with self-assembled peptides
Firefighting may look vastly different in the future thanks to intelligent fire suits and masks developed by multiple research institutions in China. Read More | Phys.org news tagged with:graphene Nanomaterials
Carbon in its myriad forms has long captivated the scientific community. Besides being the primary component of all organic life on earth, material forms of carbon have earned their fair share of breakthroughs. In 1996,… Read More »Newly discovered form of carbon is graphene’s ‘superatomic’ cousin
A pressing quest in the field of nanoelectronics is the search for a material that could replace silicon. Graphene has seemed promising for decades. But its potential has faltered along the way, due to damaging… Read More »Team develops graphene-based nanoelectronics platform