Rice University scientists have found the "ultimate" solvent for all kinds of carbon nanotubes (CNTs), a breakthrough that brings the creation of a highly conductive quantum nanowire ever closer. 27 July 2010
Metallic carbon nanotubes show great promise for applications from microelectronics to power lines because of their ballistic transmission of electrons. But new research shows magnets can stop the migration of the electrons. 27 July 2010
A paper from the lab of Rice chemist James Tour demonstrates an environmentally friendly way to make bulk quantities of graphene oxide (GO), an insulating version of single-atom-thick graphene expected to find use in all kinds of material and electronic applications. 27 July 2010
Anasys Instruments wins R&D 100 Award 16 July 2010
A newly developed material could be used to reduce the effects of vibration by absorbing energy through an accordion-like movement of its internal structure. 28 June 2010
Scientists have made a breakthrough toward creating nanocircuitry on graphene, widely regarded as the most promising candidate to replace silicon as the building block of transistors. 28 June 2010
Researchers have shown how atomic scale moiré patterns, which cause an interference pattern to appear when grids are overlaid askew, can measure how sheets of graphene are stacked and, crucially, reveal areas of strain. 15 June 2010
Synthesising and isolating new forms of pure carbon allotropes, has been the focus of much research during the last two to three decades not least because of the discovery of the fullerenes, carbon nanotubes, and more recently graphene. 15 June 2010
Are you a young researcher under 35 years old with a passion for communicating science in a clear and exciting way? 14 June 2010
Scientists from the UK, Japan and Slovenia, have shed further light on the manner in which electronic correlations underpin the mechanism of high-temperature superconductivity [Ganin et al. Nature (2010), doi:10.1038/nature09120]. 11 June 2010
Researchers at IBM have made the first photodetector from graphene. 20 May 2010
A team of researchers at the University of South Florida (USF) created a new defect that just might be a solution to a growing challenge in the development of future electronic devices. [Lahiri et al., Nature Nanotech., (2010), doi:10.1038/nnano.2010.53 Letter.] 20 May 2010
The 2010 Sir George Beilby FRS Memorial Medal and Prize has been awarded to Dr. Suwan N. Jayasinghe. 11 May 2010
Synthesising and isolating new forms of pure carbon, allotropes, has been the focus of much research during the last two to three decades 10 May 2010
Recent natural disasters raise questions 21 April 2010
On 20th May, the National Physical Laboratory (NPL), one of the UK’s leading science and research facilities, will hold an open day for the first time in over twenty years. 16 April 2010
Scientists have discovered the world’s smallest superconductor. 02 April 2010
Researchers have produced graphene to a size and quality where it can be practically developed for the first time, and have successfully measured its electrical characteristics. 20 March 2010
Researchers have produced graphene to a size and quality where it can be practically developed for the first time, and have successfully measured its electrical characteristics. 18 March 2010
Graphene can be turned into complex structures by simply placing nanodroplets of water on its surface, say researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago. 18 March 2010
Nanotechnology has now produced a coating for windows or solar panels that repels grime and dirt. 09 February 2010
Researchers at Delft University of Technology, [Juan-Alcañiz et al., Journal of Catalysis (2010), 269, 221] have reported the synthesis of a new class of porous solids with outstanding bi-functional catalytic activity. 09 February 2010
Graphene can be turned into complex structures by simply placing nanodroplets of water on its surface, say researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago [Patra et al., Nano Lett. (2009) 9, 3767]. 09 February 2010
New research has shown how graphene-like structures designed on the nanoscale level – geodesic systems shaped like the Eden Project building in Cornwall, UK – could be used as building blocks for a new generation of electronic circuits, giving rise to faster computers, or mobile phones that send data at much higher rates. 13 January 2010
A magnetic charge can behave and interact just like an electric charge in some materials, according to new research led by the London Centre for Nanotechnology which could lead to a reassessment of current magnetism theories, as well as significant technological advances. 05 January 2010
In its recent report The Engineer of 2020: Visions of Engineering in the New Century, the U.S.-based National Academy of Engineering outlined the various fields in which students educated in engineering might go on to be leaders, including research, product and system development, business and even broader professions. 22 December 2009
The global energy problem is rapidly intensifying due to escalating competition for resources from emerging, populous countries such as China, India, and Brazil and compelling evidence pointing towards the imperative need for controlling greenhouse gas and carbon emissions. 22 December 2009
Danish nanophysicists have developed a new method for manufacturing nanowires. The discovery has great potential for the development of nanoelectronics and highly efficient solar cells. [Krogstrup, et al., Nano Lett., (2009) DOI: 10.1021/n1901348d] 18 December 2009
A new method for assembling carbon nanotubes has been used to create fibers hundreds of meters long. 27 November 2009
Diamond has long been sought after as a gemstone without peer. Recently it has been shown to be the only known solid-state host of qubits and single photon sources that operates at room temperature. 16 October 2009
Stable, non-volatile computer memory could emerge from research that involves depositing amorphous carbon on to silicon, say US researchers. 16 October 2009
Scientists have developed the first efficient diamond Raman laser, using man-made diamonds to enhance their strength and effectiveness, and achieving a comparable efficiency to lasers built with other materials. 16 October 2009
What do we really mean by ‘engineering leadership’, how can it be developed and nurtured? 25 September 2009
Recessions pose enormous challenges for individuals, companies and governments alike. Yet they also present significant opportunities for those with the foresight to seize them. 28 August 2009
The lack of a bandgap, or energy range, on two-dimensional crystalline carbon, or graphene, has limited the outlook for the material with respect to electronic applications. 14 August 2009
Scientists at the University of Florence and at the University of L'Aquila [Lozzi et al., doi: 10.1016/j.electacta.209.01.038] have successfully synthesised vertically aligned carbon nanotubes. A powerful genosensor was developed from this using synthetic oligonucleotides. 14 August 2009
The impact of scanning probe microscopy (SPM) over the past 20 years has been dramatic: its invention was, for example recently rated the second most important advance in materials science of the past 50 years. 14 August 2009
The impact of scanning probe microscopy (SPM) over the past 20 years has been dramatic: its invention was, for example recently rated the second most important advance in materials science of the past 50 years. 28 July 2009
Graphene is a material of growing technological importance due in part to its outstanding properties, numerous and potential applications. 18 June 2009
Self-assembled monolayer (SAM) structures and properties are dominated by two interactions: those between the substrate and adsorbate, and those between the adsorbates themselves. 26 May 2009
Much research activity is presently devoted to organic photovoltaic devices (OPV), in particular ones comprising polymers as donors and a variety of C60 fullerenes with organic molecules attached as acceptors. 12 April 2009
When deciding upon a particular project, do not simply consider benefits and costs, but do ask “whose benefits and whose costs? 12 April 2009
Scientists have developed a novel fullerene species 06 April 2009
The behaviour of carbon under high pressure in the vicinity of the melt boundary has been investigated by scientists actively in the last years. 19 March 2009
The highly unusual properties of graphene has triggered a flurry of research activity in 2D carbon worldwide over the past four years. 19 March 2009
Minute though it may be, the carbon atom is single-handedly responsible for an entire branch of chemistry, and lies at the base of most of biology. 19 March 2009
Dr Andrew Taylor, Director of the ISIS neutron source, explains the opportunities for materials scientists. 27 November 2008
Change is the order of the day. However, this state of flux is not confined to materials scientists. Organisations such as the UK Centre for Materials Education (UKCME), charged with a remit to enhance student learning, are also in the business of change. 27 November 2008
Student learning through international development projects. Who pays and who benefits? 26 September 2008
Researchers at Brandeis University have presented a paper that offers renewed hope in finding commercially viable routes to the successful breakdown of fluorinated compounds 26 September 2008
Diamonds filled with mineral deposits (or inclusions) provide a chance to see a frozen snapshot of extreme chemical and physical processes that have occurred in the earths mantle 26 September 2008
A comprehensive update of people and places 26 September 2008
Graphine is a one atom thick crystal layer, a chemically stable and electrically conducting membrane exhibiting a variety of unique properties due to its novel molecular structure One of the big question still remaining unanswered was; can such membranes be impermeable to atoms, molecules and ions? 26 September 2008
Wheat is capable of producing a dough with very special structural properties. How does a such a sticky mass become a tasty loaf? 19 August 2008
redictions about the phenomenal strength of defect-free graphene appear to be well-founded, according to new experimental data from researchers at Columbia University 19 August 2008
Semiconducting carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are promising for electronics because of their superior properties, particularly their suitability for flexible applications. 19 August 2008
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