Scientists at the Arizona State University (ASU) have recently taken an innovative step towards boosting the efficiency of photovoltaic solar cells. They say that adding graphite nanoparticles to the devices allows them to produce more electricity from the same amount of sunlight. This is only the latest in a string ... |
5 April 2011
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As it happens, Corsair showed off a mid-tower enclosure back in June and it seems that the company has finally gotten around to making it commercially available, which means that stores across the world should soon start selling the Graphite Series 600T.Even though Corsair is most famous for its high-end memory and ... |
7 October 2010
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A group of investigators announces the development of a new method of producing graphene. The material is hailed as the next big thing in the electronics industry, due to its remarkable physical and chemical properties. But producing the stuff with the maximum level of purity and in large amounts has thus far proven ... |
31 May 2010
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Since it was first discovered in 2004, the two-dimensional carbon compound graphene has been hailed as one of the most promising materials to have hit the market in years. Originally derived from 3D graphite, the material exhibits superior electron mobility, mechanical strength and thermal conductivity, which are all... |
9 April 2010
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A group of researchers from the Netherlands has proven scientifically, for the first time, that graphite can be a permanent magnet at room temperature. The find could have significant implications for new types of electronic devices, nanostructures, and various types of regular and bio-sensors, the team reports. The ... |
5 October 2009
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Experts from the Rice University have recently announced new progress in nanotechnology research. They found a new way of using graphite, a basic carbon compound that makes up the inside of pencils, as a reprogrammable gate array. This could bring about a revolution in integrated-circuit logic design, which could, in... |
10 September 2009
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Experts at the Northwestern University (NU) have recently announced that they managed to discover a way of transforming an average insulating material into a conductor, using nothing more than an average camera flash. The low-cost insulator made by oxidizing graphite powder, known as graphite oxide, was through this ... |
13 August 2009
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Android fans in the UK have now a reason to rejoice, as wireless carrier Orange will start shipping the HTC Hero as soon as tomorrow, Thursday, July 23. The handset is the third phone coming from the Taiwanese mobile phone maker HTC Corporation with the Google Android operating system loaded on it, and it is reported... |
22 July 2009
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For quite some time now, people have looked at diamonds as being the most tough, naturally occurring materials on Earth. But that wisdom is about to be challenged by a mathematical model, which says that a new, exotic form of carbon has the ability to break the ultra-tough inner structure of the diamond. And, beyond ... |
13 May 2009
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Danger Room reports Taiwan is secretly working on a blackout bomb designed to...well wipe out China's electrical system. The news was also in United Daily News, which claimed Taiwan is working hard on a graphite bomb, similar to the one used by the US Army troops in Serbia.Taiwannews detailed the original repor... |
24 October 2007
05:37 GMT |
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Almost as hard as diamond, no carbon inside!The name diamond derives from the ancient Greek "adamas", meaning invincible, and have been treasured as gemstones since their use as religious icons in ancient India and in engraving tools in early human history.They are especially renowned due to their superlative physic... |
29 March 2007
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