Stability solution brings unique form of carbon closer to practical application
Carbyne, a one-dimensional chain of carbon atoms, is incredibly strong for being so thin, making it an intriguing possibility for use in next-generation electronics, but its extreme instability made it nearly impossible to produce at all, let alone produce enough...
First Graphene to supply its PUREGRAPH material for new South-East Asian safety boot line
First Graphene has secured an agreement to provide PureGRAPH® for the development of premium graphene enhanced safety boots with Indonesian manufacturer PT Alasmas Berkat Utama for its KRUSHERS® brand of industrial safety boots. The exclusive deal is expected to...
Accordion effect makes graphene stretchable
Graphene is a 'miracle material': mechanically extremely strong and electrically highly conductive, ideal for related applications. Using a unique method physicists have now made graphene drastically more stretchable by rippling it like an accordion. This paves the...
INBRAIN Neuroelectronics awarded €4 million grant to advance graphene-based brain-computer interfaces
INBRAIN Neuroelectronics, a clinical-stage neurotechnology company developing graphene-based brain-computer interfaces (BCIs), has announced it has been awarded a €4 million grant by the Spanish Ministry of Industry and Tourism through the PERTE Chip initiative....
Argo Living Soils Corp. and Graphene Leaders Canada announce R&D agreement for graphene concrete solutions
Argo Living Soils has announced it has entered into a research and development (R&D) agreement with Graphene Leaders Canada (GLC), an Alberta-based company specializing in high-quality dispersions of graphene and carbon nanomaterials, to develop a graphene...
New graphene-based wearable plant sensor can be fabricated on paper
Researchers from Brazil's UNICAMP and University of São Paulo have developed a wearable plant sensor fabricated on a paper substrate using the laser-scribed graphene (LSG) technique to detect paraquat (PQ) in crops. A synergistic effect was observed due to the...
Researchers use laser-induced graphene to develop next-gen AI-powered electronic nose
Researchers at Korea's Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST) have developed a porous laser-induced graphene (LIG) sensor array that functions as a "next-generation AI electronic nose" capable of distinguishing scents like the human olfactory...
A new shape for energy storage: Cone and disc carbon structures offer new pathways for sodium-ion batteries
As global demand for electric vehicles and renewable energy storage surges, so does the need for affordable and sustainable battery technologies. A new study has introduced an innovative solution that could impact electrochemical energy storage technologies.
New project awarded £6 million to develop 2D materials to reduce the electricity demand from AI data centers and high-performance computing
Scientists from three UK universities have been granted £6 million to develop single-atomic layer semiconductors under a program called NEED2D (“Enabling Net Zero and the AI Revolution with Ultra-Low Energy 2D Materials and Devices”). The materials to be developed...
Zentek announces purchase order from Dexterra Group for ZenGUARD enhanced air filters
Zentek has announced that the Forensic Services and Coroner's Complex ("FSCC") in Toronto, Ontario - where Dexterra Group Inc. provides integrated facility management services - has issued a purchase order for the procurement of ZenGUARD™ Enhanced Air Filters to...