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Carbon nanotubes could be used to make efficient solar cells

Washington, September 11 (ANI): Using a carbon nanotube instead of traditional silicon, Cornell University researchers have created the basic elements of a solar cell that hopefully will lead to much more efficient ways of converting light [...]

Scientists use camera flash to turn insulating material into conductor

Washington, Aug 13 (ANI): Can camera flash actually turn an insulating material into a conductor? Yes, if Northwestern University researchers are to be believed.

Lead researcher Jiaxing Huang, assistant professor of materials science and engineering at Northwestern’s McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science have found a novel way of turning graphite oxide – a [...]

Graphene – Nanotechnology – Silicon in Computer Chips – Diamond – Graphene is Pure Carbon – Microchips – Chemical Sensing Instruments – Biosensors – Ultracapacitance Devices – Flexible Displays

Graphene – Nanotechnology – Silicon in Computer Chips – Diamond – Graphene is Pure Carbon -  Microchips – Chemical Sensing Instruments – Biosensors – Ultracapacitance Devices – Flexible Displays
Graphene, Since its discovery just a few years ago, has climbed to the top of the heap of new super-materials poised to transform the electronics and nanotechnology [...]

Enabling graphene-based technology via chemical functionalization

Washington, May 18 (ANI): A team of scientists has identified conditions for enabling graphene-based technology through chemical functionalization.

Graphene is an atomically thin sheet of carbon that has attracted significant attention due to its potential use in high-performance electronics, sensors and alternative energy devices such as solar cells.

While the physics of graphene has been thoroughly [...]

Scientists reveal secrets of graphene’s extraordinary properties

Washington, May 15 (ANI): In a new analysis, scientists have directly measured the unusual energy spectrum of graphene, which adds new detail to help explain the extraordinary properties of the material.

The analysis was done by researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

Graphene’s exotic behaviors present intriguing [...]

Graphene-carbon nanotubes promise cheaper, more powerful electronic devices

Washington, May 14 (ANI): Scientists at the University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) say that they have devised a novel way to make a hybrid graphene-carbon nanotube (G-CNT), which can be used as a transparent conductor in solar cells and consumer electronic devices.

Lead [...]

Large-area graphene on copper may lead to faster computers, electronics

Washington, May 8 (ANI): The development of large-area graphene using copper may pave the way for faster computers and electronics, according to scientists and engineers at The University of Texas at Austin.

Graphene, an atom-thick layer of carbon atoms bonded to one another in a “chickenwire” arrangement of hexagons, holds great potential for nanoelectronics, including memory, [...]

Graphene’s qualities hold promise for future nanoelectronics applications

Washington, Feb 16 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Illinois, US, have proven that graphene holds remarkable promise for future nanoelectronics applications, as it’s edge structure affects electronic properties.

Graphene consists of a hexagonal lattice of carbon atoms.

While scientists have predicted that the orientation of atoms along the edges of the lattice would affect the [...]

Soon, stretchy graphene electrodes that promise bendy displays

London, Jan 15 (ANI): A new research could lead to the development of transparent and stretchy electrodes made from graphene, which could result in bendy displays.
The research is being undertaken by Byung Hee Hong from Sungkyunkwan University in Suwon, Korea, and his colleagues.
They transferred a wafer-thin layer of graphene, etched into the shape needed to [...]