Entries by John Are Beukes

New graphene product targets audio interconnects

The audio field has been experiencing a major graphene boom recently. In addition to various existing headphones and earbuds, a graphene contact enhancer is now on the market. A new-Zealand based company called Mad Scientist Audio is selling its Graphene Contact Enhancer (GCE) that can be used on any metal-to-metal contacts, such as RCA plugs […]

How Will Graphene Change the Textile Industry?

A new breakthrough in the use of graphene may lead the textile industry to start producing electronic clothing. Recently, scientists at the University of Manchester have begun to chip away at the central problem of electronic clothing with a new graphene layering technique. The project has compelling results, and it could help fuel the fire for […]

Nanotechnology in construction and demolition: what we know, what we don’t

Nanotechnology is an exciting, innovative area promising great benefits to many areas of life, industry and commerce, including construction and the built environment. However there remains concerns about the health impacts from nanotechnologies. We don’t know which materials contain nanoparticles; we don’t know which nanoparticles are present; we don’t know how easily they could become […]

Graphene foam can act as efficient solar thermal capture and conversion device

Researchers have demonstrated that a simple sheet of standalone graphene foam can act as efficient solar thermal capture and conversion device. As reported in ACS Nano (“Graphene-Based Standalone Solar Energy Converter for Water Desalination and Purification”), the 3D cross-linked polymer-like graphene material (3DG) material can be used directly in an easy and scalable manner as a clean water […]