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Graphene Quantum Dots May Someday Tell If It Will Rain on Mars
May 8, 2013 Chemical engineers may be able to improve humidity and pressure sensors, particularly those used in outer ... > full story -
Engineers Fine-Tune the Sensitivity of Nano-Chemical Sensor
May 8, 2013 Researchers have discovered a technique for controlling the sensitivity of graphene chemical ... > full story -
Microwave Oven Cooks Up Solar Cell Material
May 6, 2013 Metallurgists used an old microwave oven to produce a nanocrystal semiconductor rapidly using cheap, abundant and less toxic metals than other semiconductors. They hope it will be used for more ... > full story -
'Going Negative' Pays for Nanotubes
May 3, 2013 Researchers turn carbon nanotubes into negatively charged liquid crystals that could enhance the creation of fibers and ... > full story -
Dual-Color Lasers Could Lead to Cheap and Efficient LED Lighting
May 2, 2013 A new semiconductor device capable of emitting two distinct colors has been created by a group of researchers in the US, potentially opening up the possibility of using light emitting diodes (LEDs) ... > full story -
How Graphene and Friends Could Harness the Sun's Energy Hitting Walls
May 2, 2013 Combining wonder material graphene with other stunning one-atom thick materials could create the next generation of solar cells and optoelectronic devices, scientists have revealed. Researchers have ... > full story -
Shaking Things Up: Researchers Propose New Old Way to Purify Carbon Nanotubes
May 1, 2013 An old, somewhat passé, trick used to purify protein samples based on their affinity for water has found new fans: materials scientists are using it to divvy up solutions of carbon nanotubes, ... > full story -
Discovery of New Gigantic Swelling Phenomenon of Layered Crystal Driven by Water
May 1, 2013 Scientists have discovered an intriguing phenomenon in which an inorganic layered crystal expanded and contracted by 100 times its original size in a few seconds in an aqueous solution, displaying a ... > full story -
Best of Both Worlds: Towards a Quantum Internet With Combined Optical and Electrical Technique
May 1, 2013 Scientists have achieved a breakthrough in quantum science that brings the prospect of a network of ultra-powerful quantum computers -- connected via a quantum internet -- closer to reality. The team ... > full story -
Graphene's High-Speed Seesaw
April 30, 2013 A new transistor capable of revolutionizing technologies for medical imaging and security screening has been developed by graphene researchers. The researchers report the first graphene-based ... > full story
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