Nanomeshes Could Turn Graphene into a Semiconductor

Nanomeshes Could Turn Graphene into a Semiconductor

This is the 'Holy Grail' for many fields of science

A Good Mix: Nanocables and Batteries

A Good Mix: Nanocables and Batteries

Energy-storage devices could become more efficient

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 14th, 2010
Establishing Why Red Stars Have Carbon-Rich Atmospheres

Establishing Why Red Stars Have Carbon-Rich Atmospheres

The celestial objects are very peculiar in this regard

Nanotubes to Aid Genetic Sequencing Research

Nanotubes to Aid Genetic Sequencing Research

The process could become a lot faster

  • Sci Pry
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 15th, 2009
Chemical Bonds Destroyed Under Room Conditions

Chemical Bonds Destroyed Under Room Conditions

At normal temperatures and pressures

Producing Nanotube Transistor Arrays Made Easy

Producing Nanotube Transistor Arrays Made Easy

Innovation brings these electronics closer to mass production

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 5th, 2009
The Mystery of Cassiopeia A Finally Revealed

The Mystery of Cassiopeia A Finally Revealed

The formation is most likely a neutron star

Graphene's Traits Controlled with Gold 'Flakes'

Graphene's Traits Controlled with Gold 'Flakes'

The material can be used as a conductor

Carbon Nanodomes Precede Graphene Formation

Carbon Nanodomes Precede Graphene Formation

The find could benefit the electronics industry

Ferromagnetic Properties Discovered in Graphite

Ferromagnetic Properties Discovered in Graphite

It apparently mimics the iron's magnetic properties

A Tug Turns Graphene into a Semiconductor

A Tug Turns Graphene into a Semiconductor

The 2D material changes its properties when stretched

  • Sci Pry
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 10th, 2009
Innovation to Use Graphite as Data-Storage Medium

Innovation to Use Graphite as Data-Storage Medium

The accomplishment has been made at RU

Turning Insulators into Conductors with Camera Flashes

Turning Insulators into Conductors with Camera Flashes

The methods was devised at NU

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • August 12th, 2009
Tracking Down the Planet's Missing Carbon

Tracking Down the Planet's Missing Carbon

It is bizarrely scarce in its rocks

Experts Create Artificial Ripples in Graphene

Experts Create Artificial Ripples in Graphene

The method could further nanoscale device technology considerably

Quantum Capacitance of Graphene Finally Measured

Quantum Capacitance of Graphene Finally Measured

The material is the most promising discovered over the last years

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • June 18th, 2009
Astrobiologists Think Life May Be 12 Billion Years Old

Astrobiologists Think Life May Be 12 Billion Years Old

It may have appeared shortly after the Universe formed

 
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