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Branching out: Making graphene from gum trees
Graphene is the thinnest and strongest material known to humans. It’s also flexible, transparent and conducts heat and electricity 10...
Jun 24, 20192 min read
Researchers 'stretch' the ability of 2D materials to change technology
Two-dimensional (2D) materials - as thin as a single layer of atoms - have intrigued scientists with their flexibility, elasticity, and...
Jun 12, 20194 min read
Condensed matter physicists take a step closer to building a graphene-based topological insulator
In 2005, condensed matter physicists Charles Kane and Eugene Mele considered the fate of graphene at low temperatures. Their work led to...
Jun 10, 20194 min read
Flexible generators turn movement into energy
Wearable devices that harvest energy from movement are not a new idea, but a material created at Rice University may make them more...
May 31, 20192 min read
Scientists find a way to increase the capacity of energy sources for portable electronics
As portable devices evolve, the demand for new types of energy sources grows. Scientists keep looking for an effective way to improve the...
May 28, 20192 min read
Mathematically-designed graphene has improved electrocatalytic activity
An international research group has improved graphene's ability to catalyse the 'hydrogen evolution reaction', which releases hydrogen as...
May 24, 20192 min read
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