Toward a smart graphene membrane to desalinate water
An international team of researchers, including scientists from Shinshu University (Japan) and the director of Penn State’s ATOMIC Center, has…
Observing a scale anomaly and a universal quantum phase transition in graphene
One of the most interesting predictions resulting from quantum physics, is the violation of classical symmetries, collectively referred to as…
Graphene-based composites achieve microstructural order at atomic scale
Melik Demirel and Mauricio Terrones and their colleagues at The Pennsylvania State University recently published a study in the journal…
Graphene-Flagship Blog: Davide Stefani
When I was little, my cousin introduced me to Star Wars. I loved how Jedi’s could move things without touching…
Graphene helps improve bio-compatibility of scaffolds, to promote neuron growth
A team of Researchers from Spain and Italy have created a series of 3D hydrogel scaffolds for neuronal growth using…
This graphene-based electronic tattoo could monitor your heart rate, brain waves and more
Scientists at the University of Texas have developed a tattoo that can read and monitor various bodily statistics related to…
The Swedish 'Queen of Batteries' explains why a little-known material could replace lithium for good
“Lithium is a bit overrated. It’s simply not sensible that a single component in battery production is getting so much…
2D Nanostructured Materials As Gas Sensors – A Review
Gas sensors play an important role in a wide range of both home and industrial applications such as gas leakage…
Properties of strained graphene and other strained two-dimensional atomic materials
Salvador Barazza-Lopez, associate professor of physics at the University of Arkansas, is part of a team that published a review…
Real-time monitoring of insulin with a nanotechnology sensor
Insulin is a rather small molecule (molecular weight 5.8 kD) and weakly charged in solution (isoelectric point 5.8) and therefore,…