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‘Rivet graphene’ proves its mettle
Nanoscale “rivets” give graphene qualities that may speed the wonder material’s adoption in products like flexible, transparent...
Jul 15, 20162 min read
Germs add ripples to make ‘groovy’ graphene
Graphene, a two-dimensional wonder-material composed of a single layer of carbon atoms linked in a hexagonal chicken-wire pattern, has...
Jul 12, 20163 min read
Ultra-long, one-dimensional carbon chains are synthesised for the first time
Researchers involved in an international study, in which the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country has participated, have stabilised...
Apr 13, 20163 min read
Nature-Inspired Nanotubes That Assemble Themselves, With Precision
When it comes to the various nanowidgets scientists are developing, nanotubes are especially intriguing. That’s because hollow tubes that...
Mar 29, 20163 min read
Nontoxic way of generating portable power
Battery substitutes produce current by burning fuel-coated carbon nanotubes like a fuse. The batteries that power the ubiquitous devices...
Mar 14, 20164 min read
Converting atmospheric carbon dioxide into batteries
An interdisciplinary team of scientists has worked out a way to make electric vehicles that are not only carbon neutral, but carbon...
Mar 10, 20164 min read
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