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New “superhydrophobic” graphene material can separate oil from water

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati claim they have developed a graphene-based “superhydrophobic” material that can separate oil and water. The material could have various uses in industry and healthcare.Superhydrophobic materials...
New graphene biosensor can detect SARS-CoV-2 in under a minute

New graphene biosensor can detect SARS-CoV-2 in under a minute

Korean researchers have developed a graphene-based field-effect transistor-based biosensor that detects SARS-CoV-2 in nasopharyngeal swabs from patients with COVID-19, in less than one minute.Currently, most diagnostic tests for COVID-19 rely on a technique called...
Grolltex develops graphene-based sensor for Covid-19 detection

Grolltex develops graphene-based sensor for Covid-19 detection

Grolltex has teamed up with Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute to develop a graphene-based virus testing platform to help combat COVID-19. The project involves using hand held reader units and disposable plastic testing chips designed for U.S. points...
Graphene-based actuator swarm enables programmable deformation

Graphene-based actuator swarm enables programmable deformation

Researchers at Jilin University and Tsinghua University in China have presented a self-healing graphene-based actuator swarm that enables programmable 3D deformation by integrating SU-8 pattern arrays with GO.(a) Schematic illustration of the fabrication of patterned...

Graphene to enable tiny self-powered temperature sensors

A team of researchers from the University of Oxford, Delft University and IBM Zurich have demonstrated that graphene can be used to build sensitive and self-powering temperature sensors. The findings could pave the way for the design of highly sensitive thermocouples,...

Korean team develops re-attachable sticker-type micro-supercapacitors with graphene electrodes

A joint research team from Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER), KAIST, Pusan National University (PNU) and NTU has developed a high-performance re-attachable sticker-type energy storage device. The team developed ‘re-attachable micro-supercapacitors (MSCs)...