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Researchers create a mechanically-tunable graphene quantum dot

Researchers create a mechanically-tunable graphene quantum dot

Researchers at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) recently presented what they say is the first mechanically-tunable monolayer graphene QD whose electronic properties can be modified by in-plane nanometer displacements.The ability to precisely manipulate...
New graphene-based approach enables the study of individual organic molecules and nanolayers of molecules

New graphene-based approach enables the study of individual organic molecules and nanolayers of molecules

Scientists from the Center for Photonics and 2D Materials of the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT), the University of Oviedo, Donostia International Physics Center, and CIC nanoGUNE have proposed a new way to study the properties of individual organic...
U.S researchers design new graphene-based printed sensors to monitor food safety

U.S researchers design new graphene-based printed sensors to monitor food safety

Researchers at Iowa State University and Northwestern University have developed graphene sensors that are printed with high-resolution aerosol jet printers on a flexible polymer film and tuned to test for histamine, an allergen and indicator of spoiled fish and...

Graphene-enhanced asphalt to be tested in Dartford, UK

Highways contractor Amey and its client Kent County Council will be testing Gipave, an Italian graphene-based asphalt supermodifier said to extend pavement life.The trial is taking place as part of the Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning &...

VFD technology enables next-gen bacteria detection using graphene oxide

Collaborative research between Flinders University’s Institute for NanoScale Science and Technology and the Centre for Health Technologies at the University of Technology Sydney has used VFD technology to enable the preparation of a new generation of...
Brown researchers combine a ceramic material with graphene to create the toughest solid electrolyte built to date

Brown researchers combine a ceramic material with graphene to create the toughest solid electrolyte built to date

A team of Brown University researchers has found a way to double the toughness of a ceramic material used to make solid-state lithium ion batteries. The new strategy could be useful in bringing solid-state batteries to the mass market.“There’s huge...