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Chinese researchers design a silicon-graphene-germanium transistor for future THz operation

Chinese researchers design a silicon-graphene-germanium transistor for future THz operation

Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences have fabricated a graphene-based transistor with a Schottky emitter – a silicon-graphene-germanium transistor. Using a semiconductor membrane and graphene transfer, the team stacked three materials including an...

Investigating the bending stiffness of graphene yields surprising results

New research by scientists at the University of Illinois combines atomic-scale experimentation with computer modeling to determine how much energy it would take in order to bend multilayer graphene – a question that has eluded scientists since graphene was first...
Graphene and gold sensing platform may help fight neurological disorders

Graphene and gold sensing platform may help fight neurological disorders

A Rutgers University-led team has created what it is calling a “better biosensor technology that may help lead to safe stem cell therapies for treating Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases and other neurological disorders”.The development, which is based...

Korean researchers find that stress may have a useful effect on graphene

A team of researchers at the Institute of Basic Science in Korea recently released the results of a study that indicates stress stimulates further reactions in graphene and may actually be beneficial for its functionality. The team found that the crystal structure of...
Directa Plus and Skanska launch trial of graphene-enhanced asphalt

Directa Plus and Skanska launch trial of graphene-enhanced asphalt

Directa Plus announced the start of a trial of re-surfacing a section of a UK road in Curbridge, Oxfordshire with materials containing its G+ graphene substance. Thew trial will be in collaboration with Skanska, the leading Sweden-based project development and...
Talga launches commercial-scale trial of graphene coating on ocean-going cargo vessel

Talga launches commercial-scale trial of graphene coating on ocean-going cargo vessel

Talga Resources, advanced battery anode materials and graphene additives provider, has announced a commercial-scale trial of a graphene-enhanced coating applied to a 33,000 tonne container ship.The 33,000 tonne 225m long cargo ship “Algarrobo” leaves dry dock after...