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 »
Some substances just an atom thick have been theorized to create energy when pushed and pulled. A research team found that to be true for molybdenum disulfide, which is both flexible… 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 »
Can your shirt display, or even send, a text message? How about monitor your heart rate? A new generation of textiles are redefining what it means to be a wearable device. Read more »
The materials, which were created at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, can be made from metal, plastic, ceramics and a range of other sources. 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 »
IBM has developed a new family of polymers that could make the plastics used in electronics, packaging and the aerospace industry easier to work with. Read more »