Graphene is a simple material containing only a single layer of carbon atoms, but when two sheets of it are stacked together and offset at a slight angle, this twisted bilayer material produces numerous intriguing… Read More »Revealing the superconducting limit of twisted bilayer graphene
A team of chemists and materials scientists at the National University of Singapore, working with colleagues from Manchester University, in the U.K., and Guangdong University of Technology, in China, has developed a type of sponge… Read More »Graphene oxide and chitosan sponge found to be ten times more efficient at removing gold from e-waste
Art and science are sometimes poles apart, but that isn’t the case in a research project described in ACS Omega. For this work, an interdisciplinary team merged scientific research, technological advancements and artistic exploration to… Read More »Pushing the boundaries of traditional ceramic techniques by merging art and science
Researchers from Queen Mary University of London and Paragraf Limited have demonstrated a significant step forward in the development of graphene-based memristors and unlocking their potential for use in future computing systems and artificial intelligence… Read More »Graphene-based memristors move a step closer to benefiting next-generation computing
In recent years, researchers have synthesized various new materials that could be used to develop more advanced robotic systems, devices and human-machine interfaces. These materials include graphene aerogels, ultralight, porous and graphene-based materials comprised of… Read More »New fabrication strategy enhances graphene aerogel sensitivity and durability for human-machine interfaces
Harder than a diamond, stronger than steel, as flexible as rubber and lighter than aluminum. These are just some of the properties attributed to graphene. Although this material has sparked great interest in the scientific… Read More »A new plasma-based technological design boosts graphene production by more than 22%
Researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa have unveiled a new technique that could make the manufacture of wearable health sensors more accessible and affordable. Researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa have… Read More »Laser-induced graphene sensors made affordable with stencil masking
With strong bactericidal properties, graphene has the potential to become a game changer in the fight against antibiotic-resistant bacteria. So far there have been no efficient ways to control these properties—and thus no way to… Read More »Graphene spike mat uses ordinary fridge magnet tech to fight antibiotic resistance
A research team from Skoltech and other scientific organizations conducted a study to determine which conditions are the most suitable for storing graphene oxide—a promising material that can be used for manufacturing composite materials, gas… Read More »Research reveals best conditions for storing graphene oxide
Twenty years ago this October, two physicists at the University of Manchester, Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov, published a groundbreaking paper on the “electric field effect in atomically thin carbon films.” Their work described the… Read More »Graphene at 20: Still no sign of the promised space elevator, but the material is quietly changing the world