If electronics stalwart silicon and futuristic graphene had a child, it would be silicene. And silicene is growing up. A University of Texas-Austin engineer has made the first transistors from silicene, moving… Read more »
If you thought you knew what high-res slow-motion video looks like, think again. Researchers have recently captured images of biomolecular activity so slowly and in such detail that, lined up into… Read more »
A research team has created an energy storage device that is highly flexible and stretchy, which could make it useful in wearable technology. Read more »
The atom-thick material, which scientists believe to be stronger than graphene, is notoriously difficult to make. A new paper out of Rice University gives one more reason to take an interest… Read more »
Big Blue’s research plans calls for smaller silicon chips and a future in which silicon isn’t even necessary as it invests in other areas of exploratory manufacturing. Read more »
Graphene can be made in a high-temperature oven, where it grows on a sheet of metal. Researchers instead sandwiched a piece of metal between graphene to remove the need to transfer… Read more »
Samsung, Google and Apple have already begun collecting patents for inventions related to the atom-thick material. It could make or break the next generation of mobile devices. Read more »
A study found that graphene oxide moves easily through bodies of water at Earth’s surface. That’s a worrisome finding in light of studies showing it could be bad for the human… Read more »
A lab supported by Samsung has grown flaw-free graphene on a large scale, opening up the possibility of mass manufacturing it for consumer electronics. Read more »