Entries by John Are Beukes

Researchers Develop Graphene Nano ‘Tweezers’ That Can Grab Individual Biomolecules

Researchers from the University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering have found yet another remarkable use for the wonder material graphene—tiny electronic “tweezers” that can grab biomolecules floating in water with incredible efficiency. This capability could lead to a revolutionary handheld disease diagnostic system that could be run on a smart phone.

International team produces nano-transistors from carefully controlled GNRs

An international team of researchers from Empa, the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research in Mainz and the University of California at Berkeley has succeeded in growing graphene ribbons exactly nine atoms wide with a regular armchair edge from precursor molecules. The specially prepared molecules are evaporated in an ultra-high vacuum for this purpose. After […]

FRAUNHOFER IPA MAPS OUT ITS GRAPHENE STRATEGY

The Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation IPA uses the tagline: “We manufacture the future”. Certainly as one of the leading research institutes in the world for the development of automotive technology, Fraunhofer has a global reputation for delivering the latest cutting edge breakthroughs in any technology associated with the automotive industry from energy […]

Craters on graphene: Electrons impact

Imaging electrons can help scientists better understand exotic electronic states, such as electricity that travels through wires without loss. The team created images of superfast electrons trapped as they tunnel through energy barriers in graphene. They visualized this unusual tunneling for the first time (Nature Physics, “Imaging electrostatically confined Dirac fermions in graphene quantum dots”).

Graphene composite as fiber coating for high efficiency headspace solid phase microextraction of organophosphate ester flame retardants in environmental water

A novel solid-phase microextraction fiber was prepared using graphene oxide/β-cyclodextrin (GO/β-CD) composite as a coating material immobilized on a stainless steel wire using sol–gel technique. The coating has large surface area with uniform porous structure, stable performance at high temperature, and good coating preparation reproducibility.

Growing 2D Materials on Graphene-Silicon Substrates

There are many other 2D materials than graphene that exhibit a hexagonal array and are uni-atomic. A team of researchers from Brazil and Germany have used theoretical ab-initio methods to investigate how other group IV 2D materials, the so-called X-enes, interact when deposited onto a graphene-silicon carbide substrate.