Carbon news, March 2017

2016 Acta Journals’ Outstanding Reviewers

CNT transistors push towards the ultimate limit

Transistors based on single semiconducting carbon nanotubes are pushing device performance to the ultimate physical limits.

Carbon Editor Michael Strano of MIT elected to the National Academy of Engineering

Solar-powered carbon reduction

Solar-powered carbon dioxide reduction.

New probe could detect magnetic moments in non-magnetic materials

A new technique uses a diamond probe to detect and measure materials that give off weak magnetic signals or have no magnetic field at all.

Air of success for CNT thin-film transistors

Aerosols could hold unique advantages for fabricating CNT layers for thin-film transistors.

Today is the final day to enter the 2017 Reaxys PhD Prize

The deadline is Monday 13 March 2017.

Nanomaterial sandwich offers delicious properties

Sandwiching nanoclusters of magnesium oxide between two slices of graphene produces a material with enhanced optoelectronic properties.

Only a few days left to enter the 2017 Reaxys PhD Prize

The deadline is Monday 13 March 2017.

Introducing Materials Today Physics

Learn more about the newest addition to the Materials Today family.

Nanotube-reinforced graphene foam shows great strength

Conductive graphene foam reinforced by carbon nanotubes can support more than 3000 times its own weight and easily bounce back to its original height.

Healed diamonds could be perfect for quantum sensing

A new method for healing low-quality diamond nanocrystals under high-temperature conditions could lead to their use in quantum sensing.