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Researchers show that graphene quantum dots can block SARS-CoV-2 Variant from entering cells

A recent study has reported the use of human host defense peptide-conjugated graphene quantum dots for the prevention of virus entry into host cells.Research on the SARS-CoV-2 virus mainly focuses on the spike protein (S1) which contains the receptor-binding domain...
New strategy uses graphene quantum dots to boost catalysts

New strategy uses graphene quantum dots to boost catalysts

Rice University researchers, in collaboration with teams at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, University of Saskatchewan, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology and CAS, have used graphene quantum dots (GQDs) to assemble what they say may transform chemical...
GS Alliance develops a graphene QD and silica composite to create efficient white LEDs

GS Alliance develops a graphene QD and silica composite to create efficient white LEDs

Japan-based material developer Green Science Alliance developed a new composite material made from a combination of graphene quantum dots and silica, which could be useful for creating white LEDs from blue LEDs (440-470 nm).The company says that this is the first...
ZEN Graphene Solutions and NPNL jointly receive NSERC grant

ZEN Graphene Solutions and NPNL jointly receive NSERC grant

ZEN Graphene Solutions, in partnership with Professor Mohammad Arjmand, has announced the award of a CAD$780,000 (around USD$609,600) Alliance Grant – part from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and the rest from a...

Researchers find that graphene quantum dots are biodegradable by human enzymes

A study recently conducted by Graphene Flagship partners the University of Strasbourg and CNRS, France, in collaboration with Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, has shown that graphene quantum dots are biodegradable by two enzymes found in the human...
Researchers achieve direct visualization of of quantum dots in bilayer graphene

Researchers achieve direct visualization of of quantum dots in bilayer graphene

Researchers at UC Santa Cruz have reported the first direct visualization of quantum dots in bilayer graphene, revealing the shape of the quantum wave function of the trapped electrons. The finding of this research could provide important fundamental knowledge,...