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Chemistry World February 28, 2007 Richard Van Noorden |
First Graphene Transistors May Herald Future of Electronic Chips Researchers claim to have created the world's first practical transistors cut from ribbons of graphene, a single layer of carbon atoms.  |
Chemistry World January 29, 2009 James Urquhart |
Graphene to graphane by chemical conversion An international research team have successfully converted graphene - sheets of carbon just a single layer of atoms thick - into its hydrogenated equivalent, graphane.  |
Chemistry World July 21, 2010 Carol Stanier |
Building up graphene nanoribbons By using small molecule precursors, scientists have found a way to precisely build up sought after graphene nanoribbons, and make them in different shapes.  |
IEEE Spectrum March 2008 Prachi Patel-Predd |
A Nanometer-Scale Etch A Sketch Scientists use a microscope to write and erase nanowires.  |
Chemistry World September 3, 2010 Lewis Brindley |
First steps of water condensation observed The US team conducting the research found that the first two layers - each two molecules thick - form as ice, with subsequent layers forming into liquid droplets.  |
Chemistry World November 18, 2009 Lewis Brindley |
Ironing graphene sheets flat Rather than leaving 'ripples' characteristic of graphene sheets, the technique produces 'ultra flat' graphene which could be very useful for electrical applications.  |
Chemistry World February 21, 2008 Simon Hadlington |
Taking the Measure of Atomic Friction Scientists in the US and Germany have successfully used an atomic force microscope to determine exactly how much effort is needed to drag a single atom of cobalt across the surface of different metals.  |
Chemistry World December 10, 2008 Hayley Birch |
New routes to gram-scale graphene Australian researchers have reported making grams of graphene using nothing more complicated than sodium and ethanol  |
Chemistry World July 30, 2007 Simon Hadlington |
Graphene Sensor Achieves Ultimate Sensitivity An international team of researchers has achieved the ultimate in sensitivity - a gas sensor capable of detecting a single molecule. The sensor is based on graphene, a sheet of carbon a single atom thick.  |
Chemistry World June 20, 2010 Simon Hadlington |
First graphene touchscreen Researchers in Korea and Japan have fabricated films of graphene - planar sheets of carbon one atom thick - measuring tens of centimetres.  |
Chemistry World July 30, 2007 Lewis Brindley |
AFM Tip Feels Nano-Surfaces Scientists in the US have developed an artificial fingertip that boosts the resolution of atomic force microscopy, a technique that opens a window onto the nanoscale world.  |
Chemistry World January 28, 2008 Lewis Brindley |
Graphene Sheets with Less Flap Researchers in Australia have developed a new way to make graphene, the atom-thin sheets that stack together to make the graphite found in pencil lead.  |
Chemistry World July 5, 2009 Simon Hadlington |
Novel chemical approach to graphene Researchers in the US have devised a new way to create graphene - sheets of carbon one atom thick that have extraordinary electronic properties - based upon a detailed understanding of the chemical structure of an important precursor of the material, graphite oxide.  |
Chemistry World October 5, 2010 Phillip Broadwith |
Graphene scoops the physics Nobel This year's Nobel prize for physics has been awarded to Andre Geim and Kostya Novoselov for the discovery of graphene - single-atom-thick layers of carbon.  |
Chemistry World December 21, 2010 Laura Howes |
Cutting edge chemistry in 2010 With the help of an expert panel of journal editors, Chemistry World reviews the ground breaking research and important trends in the year's chemical science papers.  |
Chemistry World February 28, 2007 Simon Hadlington |
Individual Atoms' Chemical ID Revealed Researchers have demonstrated for the first time that atomic force microscopy can be used to reveal the chemical identity of individual atoms on a surface at room temperature.  |
Chemistry World October 19, 2011 Kate McAlpine |
Ironing Out the Wrinkles in Graphene Ribbon Fabrication Building graphene on a wrinkled surface allows researchers to cut out parallel graphene nanoribbons.  |
Chemistry World January 26, 2012 David Bradley |
Leaky graphene oxide lets water pour through UK researchers have created a graphene-based membrane that allows water through but not helium.  |
Chemistry World January 25, 2007 Tom Westgate |
Graphene Resonator Drums up Interest Scientists have created a one-atom-thick membrane that resonates like a drumskin. No sign of a nano-drumstick though: the researchers 'beat' the drum with a voltage or a laser matched to the natural resonant frequency of the graphene sheet.  |
Chemistry World September 8, 2011 Jon Cartwright |
Wonder material not so wonderful Contrary to the widely held view, chemists think graphene electrodes are mostly ineffective at transferring electrons, implying that graphene is a poor choice for sensing applications.  |
Chemistry World September 25, 2008 Simon Hadlington |
Graphene racks up the charge Researchers in the US have used graphene, sheets of carbon that are just one atom thick, to improve the performance of energy-storage devices which could supersede batteries in electric cars.  |
Chemistry World November 1, 2013 Laura Howes |
UK failing to capitalize on graphene A new policy statement from the Institution of Mechanical Engineers warns that while UK universities lead the world in graphene development, the country's poor commercialization of the material could see it fall behind.  |
IEEE Spectrum April 2012 Neil Savage |
Graphene's New Rival Molybdenum disulfide helps graphene transistors work better -- and it makes good nanocircuits on its own, too  |
Chemistry World April 5, 2012 Simon Hadlington |
Graphene puts wet chemistry under the microscope Scientists in the US and Korea have shown that the single-atom thick carbon membrane can be used as a cover slip for an electron microscope to allow atomic-resolution observations of wet chemistry - something that is notoriously tricky to achieve.  |
Chemistry World November 1, 2007 Simon Hadlington |
Shaking up Nanofriction US scientists have performed the equivalent of the school-lab experiment of dragging a mass across different surfaces to measure frictional forces - but at the atomic scale.  |
Scientific American February 2009 Steven Ashley |
Graphene Electronics Inches Closer to Mass Production These carbon nanosheets are considered the future of smaller, faster and cheaper electronics  |
IEEE Spectrum November 2010 Sinitskii & Tour |
Graphene Electronics, Unzipped By unrolling tiny carbon tubes, you can produce superthin sheets with truly extraordinary electronic properties  |
Chemistry World June 28, 2012 Laura Howes |
Stretching graphene gives quantum dots Graphene's electronic structure is the subject of much study but it seems that this can be altered by the very scanning tunnelling microscopy tips used to probe it.  |
Chemistry World November 2011 Philip Ball |
Column: The Crucible Growing graphene by CVD might benefit from an initial injection of hexagonality to start off on the right footing.  |
Chemistry World May 30, 2013 Laura Howes |
Catching a reaction in the act A Berkeley team used an atomic force microscopy needle with a carbon monoxide molecule adsorbed onto the tip to actually watch a reaction taking place and capture these snapshots of it.  |
Chemistry World July 30, 2015 Ida Emilie Steinmark |
Kirigami graphene makes microscale devices Graphene can be used to create kirigami springs that maintain their conductivity when stretched.  |
Chemistry World July 4, 2010 Hayley Birch |
DNA sticks at flick of switch A new technique that sticks individual DNA molecules to a gold surface works at the flick of an electrochemical switch.  |
Chemistry World March 15, 2012 Jon Cartwright |
DVD player burns graphene to disc Chemists in the US have used a standard DVD player to reduce films of graphite oxide to graphene.  |
Chemistry World October 3, 2013 Jon Cartwright |
Graphene targets water treatment and carbon capture Researchers in South Korea have demonstrated that a membrane based on graphene and graphene oxide makes an effective filter to separate carbon dioxide from nitrogen gas.  |
Chemistry World June 19, 2015 |
Graphene beyond the hype For the past 10 years, graphene has popped up in many headlines. Emma Stoye looks at whether current progress matches up to the promises.  |
Chemistry World May 3, 2012 Tegan Thomas |
Rapid synthesis of graphene capsules A rapid route to synthesize graphene capsules has been developed by researchers in the US and Korea. The capsules can be nano-engineered on demand and show promise in oil absorption.  |
Chemistry World August 29, 2012 James Urquhart |
Graphene--boron nitride stitching to sew up electronics The race to create ultrathin, transparent and flexible electronic devices using graphene -- the most conductive material known to exist -- has a promising new contender.  |
Chemistry World June 25, 2015 Emma Stoye |
Graphene oxide 'teabags' make a mercury-free brew Water-cleaning tea bags containing a porous graphene oxide foam have been developed by researchers in Portugal, who say they can help purify water by removing dissolved mercury.  |
Chemistry World June 19, 2009 Lewis Brindley |
Cutting graphene to ribbons American researchers have used nickel nanoparticles as 'atomic-scale scissors' to cutgraphene sheets into useful pieces.  |
IEEE Spectrum August 2008 Neil Savage |
Graphene Could Make Nonvolatile Molecular Memory European researchers build graphene-based switches  |
Reactive Reports November 2005 David Bradley |
Water, Water How a strand of water just a few molecules thick could provide nanoscale clues about water's intriguing properties and why water is the dread enemy of atomic force microscopy.  |
Chemistry World October 3, 2013 Emily James |
Water's viscosity down to its container - at least at the nanoscale Scientists in the US have discovered that water's viscosity is affected by the material its container is made from.  |
Chemistry World April 16, 2007 Tom Westgate |
Smallest Pipette Delivers Zeptoliter Volumes The world's smallest pipette has been developed by scientists. It is capable of dispensing drops of a molten gold-germanium alloy with a volume of a few zeptoliters, that is, a billionth of a trillionth of a liter.  |
BusinessWeek September 23, 2010 Oliver Staley |
Innovator: Walt de Herr Smaller, power-hungry processors push the limits of silicon. Physicist Walt de Heer thinks nanotechnology can provide a solution.  |
IEEE Spectrum February 2012 Sung & Lee |
Graphene: The Ultimate Switch Graphene could replace the transistor with switches that steer electrons just like beams of light  |
IEEE Spectrum July 2012 Alexander Hellemans |
The Quest for 2-D Silicon Silicene -- the silicon analogue to graphene -- could have amazing electronic abilities  |
Chemistry World May 14, 2015 Tim Wogan |
Graphene-wrapped diamond ball bearings cut friction to virtually nothing A method that reduces friction between two surfaces to almost zero on macroscopic scales has been demonstrated by US researchers.  |
Chemistry World December 15, 2010 Hayley Birch |
New technique probes electron properties of individual atoms A new, low voltage electron microscopy technique allows scientists to discriminate not just between atoms of different elements but between atoms of the same element in different electronic states.  |
Chemistry World June 10, 2009 Jon Cartwright |
'Bilayer' graphene shows tunable bandgap Since its discovery in 2004, the carbon-based material known as graphene has revealed a stream of attractive properties.  |
Chemistry World January 17, 2012 Simon Hadlington |
Rainbow Hued Graphene Oxide Repels Water Scientists in China have used a laser to carve out a pattern of ridges and valleys on layered graphene oxide to mimic two of nature's tricks in one go - iridescence and superhydrophobicity.  |