Researchers have used a microscope to study the relationship between the atomic geometry of a ribbon of graphene and its electrical properties.
25 July 2014
Applying just the right amount of tension to a chain of carbon atoms can turn it from a metallic conductor to an insulator, according to scientists.
24 July 2014
Tough and flexible hybrid made from carbon nanotubes embedded in a polymer fiber could improve the treatment of damaged heart tissue.
23 July 2014Cordelia Sealy
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16 July 2014Zara Preston
A simple environmentally friendly chemical method of preparing nanosheets of graphene.
14 July 2014Cordelia Sealy
The fractional quantum Hall effect has been observed in bilayer graphene and shown to be tunable with an electric field.
10 July 2014David Bradley
A narrow enough ribbon will transform a conductor into a semiconductor.
9 July 2014
US researchers have developed a scalable process to produce continuous ribbons of aligned CNTs, for use in supercapacitor electrodes.
7 July 2014Laurie Winkless
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2 July 2014Zara Preston
After two years of effort, researchers have successfully measured the collective mass of ‘massless’ electrons in motion in graphene.
1 July 2014