Clean graphene be set free without damage to its growth substrate, using only simple safe chemicals, according to researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign – aiming to release it for use in flexible transparent electronics.
A new understanding of the physics of conductive materials has been uncovered by scientists observing the unusual movement of electrons in graphene.
Graphene Flagship and partners on the quest for new materials by Swedish popular science mag (in Swedish).
Gallium Nitride (GaN) based light emitting diodes (LEDs) which utilize a quantum well structure have been used in the ultra-violet (UV) range for the past decade and have gathered a significant amount of attention for various applications. Despite their usage, they do have several drawbacks that need to be addressed. A team of Researchers from Taiwan have incorporated graphene quantum dots (GQDs) into conventional GaN UV-LEDs in an effort to alleviate some of the issues whilst simultaneously improving the performance these LEDs.
Researchers have designed a graphene-based tattoo that can be directly laminated onto the skin with water, similar to a temporary tattoo. But instead of featuring artistic or colorful designs, the new tattoo is nearly transparent.
Researchers have recently developed a three-dimensional (3D) microporous graphene material by using carbon dioxide (CO2). The 3D cabbage-coral-like graphene has excellent superconductor properties and can potentially be used in several applications that require efficient energy storage and discharge.
Graphene Flagship Partners RWTH Aachen University and AMO GmbH, both based in Germany, recently launched a new joint research center with a focus on efficiently bridging the gap between fundamental science and applications within graphene and related materials based electronics and photonics.
Graphene Flagship scientists based at the University of Groningen, The Netherlands, have created a device based on a bilayer of graphene and boron nitride which shows unprecedented spin transport efficiency at room temperature. Highlighting the potential of creating devices containing graphene and related materials, the spin signal measured here is so large that it can be used in real life applications such as spin based logic and transistors.
Silk transformed through nanomaterials could have applications in everything from the home to the military.
The rapid development of wearable technology has received another boost from a new development using graphene for printed electronic devices. New research has demonstrated flexible battery-like devices printed directly on to textiles using a simple screen-printing technique.