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New grahene-based platform to open the door to various new applications

New grahene-based platform to open the door to various new applications

Penn State researchers, in conjunction with Lawrence Berkeley National Lab and Oak Ridge National Lab, have developed an atomically thin materials platform developed that could enable a range of new applications in biomolecular sensing, quantum phenomena, catalysis...
Researchers use graphene to resolve a known imaging impediment

Researchers use graphene to resolve a known imaging impediment

Researchers at NIST have used a graphene membrane to solve a long-standing problem affecting the understanding of both living cells and batteries. When a solid and an electrically-conducting liquid come into contact, a thin sheet of charge forms between them. Although...
Graphene acts as superconductor, insulator and ferromagnet in a single device

Graphene acts as superconductor, insulator and ferromagnet in a single device

A collaborative group of scientists has designed a device that makes use of graphene’s assorted talents: superconducting, insulating, and a type of magnetism called ferromagnetism. The multitasking device could enable new physics experiments, such as research in...
Haydale and Welsh Centre for Printing and Coatings secure English Institute for Sport contract

Haydale and Welsh Centre for Printing and Coatings secure English Institute for Sport contract

Haydale has announced that it will now collaborate with the English Institute for Sport (EIS) and the Welsh Centre for Printing and Coating (WCPC) to deliver a range of advanced wearable technology sport apparel for elite athletes.Haydale has reported that initial...

Graphene helps in creating efficient tandem perovskite solar cell

Italian researchers from two Italian institutions have used graphene to develop a perovskite-silicon solar cell – a promising new solar technology – with an impressive conversion efficiency of 26.3%.The researchers added graphene to the titanium dioxide...

Graphene-based stress sensor could help NASA in testing anxiety levels of astronauts

A new graphene-based sensor that measures stress via cortisol in sweat could be used by NASA to gauge the anxiety levels of astronauts.Developed by Caltech assistant professor of medical engineering, Wei Gao, the device features a plastic sheet etched with a laser to...