Graphene : Science World Report

Mar 05, 2013 06:11 PM EST

Super Effective Camera Chips And Solar Cells Possible With Graphene

Theoretically expected, it was now experimentally proven by scientists for the first time that the fascinating new material graphene is also highly efficient at converting light into electricity--which makes it an ideal candidate to boost the sensitivity of imaging sensors and also to increase the m...

Feb 05, 2013 12:33 PM EST

Graphene Sheet Manufacturing Breakthrough

Another step towards the production and use of graphene has been achieved by a team led by Oxford University scientists by finding a method to reduce defects when growing the promising material. This addresses a key problem of growing graphene by using chemical vapor deposition to form tiny flakes o...

Jan 23, 2013 05:33 PM EST

Switched Crumpling of Graphene Could Lead to Nano-Muscles

One property of graphene, an atom-thick lattice of carbon, is that it easily "crumples", just like paper. This is usually a disadvantage, as long as a flat sheet is desired. But it can also be turned in a very useful mechanism, if it can be switched on and off to act as a nano-scale muscle.