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Chemistry World May 29, 2006 |
Cash Injection for Zeolite Crystal Growth A fundamental study into crystal growth has grabbed the attention of global industrial oil companies. The porous aluminosilicate structures are used in catalysis for turning oil into petrol, and the details of how they grow on the atomic scale remain a mystery.  |
Chemistry World July 15, 2015 Simon Hadlington |
Tailored zeolite synthesis takes a big step forward The science of zeolites, porous aluminosilicates that are industrially important catalysts and adsorbents, has taken a major step forward after researchers were able to predict and synthesize entirely new structures.  |
Chemistry World July 15, 2011 Jon Cartwright |
Making Room for Larger Pores in Zeolites Surfactants can be used to build zeolites with hierarchical structures and large pores.  |
Chemistry World September 9, 2009 Phillip Broadwith |
Ultrathin catalysts on demand Korean chemists have taken acidic zeolite catalysts to the limit in terms of thickness - creating ultrathin nano-sheets that are efficient and long-lived catalysts for hydrocarbon cracking and other petrochemical applications.  |
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.  |
Chemistry World September 18, 2011 James Mitchell Crow |
Zeolites under the fluorescence microscope Bert Weckhuysen and his colleagues at Utrecht University in the Netherlands, in collaboration with US chemical company Albemarle, have shown that confocal fluorescence microscopy can be used to probe the properties and performance of zeolites, arguably the most important industrial catalysts.  |
Chemistry World October 6, 2011 Steve Down |
Smoothing Out Zeolite Nanosheet Synthesis US scientists have overcome a significant hurdle in the production of zeolite nanosheets, which should make these versatile materials simpler to synthesize.  |
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 June 23, 2011 Carl Saxton |
Graphene goes 3D Scientists in China have developed a quick and easy procedure for preparing 3D graphene in water, enhancing graphene's properties so that it can be used in supercapacitors, to store hydrogen and as a catalyst support.  |
Chemistry World December 3, 2010 Elinor Richards |
Graphene catalyst comes out on top Sulfonated graphene solid acid catalysts could be cheap, environmentally friendly alternatives to concentrated sulfuric acid for use in industry because they can be recycled, say scientists from China.  |
Chemistry World June 23, 2014 Caryl Richards |
Defining graphene A grid-based system to sort and classify graphene and similar materials has been developed by a team of European researchers.  |
Chemistry World January 30, 2015 Anisha Ratan |
A sticky way to inspect self-cleaning glass Reusable color-changing sticky labels that act as a cheap and easy way to check the activity of photocatalysis-based self-cleaning glass have been designed by scientists in the UK.  |
Chemistry World April 24, 2015 Harriet Brewerton |
Disrupting graphene Scientists across the field of 2D materials have put forward a roadmap to steer graphene research off the drawing board, to a point where it emerges within disruptive technologies that alter people's lives the world over.  |
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.  |
Chemistry World August 13, 2012 Hayley Birch |
Graphene reactions driven by substrate not reactant In chemical reactions, the reactants determine the level of reactivity. Not for graphene though -- the one-atom-thick sheets of carbon can react vigorously or barely at all to the same chemicals, depending on the substrate they're sitting on.  |
Chemistry World November 12, 2013 Michael Parkin |
Patterning graphene onto complex surfaces Graphene could find use in next-generation flexible electronic devices thanks to scientists in Taiwan and the US who have developed a low cost and scalable method to pattern graphene onto 3D surfaces.  |
Chemistry World April 29, 2009 James Urquhart |
Huge pores in zeolite molecular sieve Researchers in Spain and Sweden have synthesized and structurally determined a new kind of crystalline molecular sieve with extra large holes and chiral properties.  |
Chemistry World February 6, 2013 Caryl Richards |
Tetris solution to zeolite conundrum A new simulation model for assembling zeolites from simple building blocks can be used to predict the structure and feasibility of existing zeolite frameworks.  |
Chemistry World January 7, 2014 Emma Stoye |
Warning over graphene investment scams The UK Financial Conduct Authority has warned investors to beware of scams involving graphene, as evidence of a graphene investment company was found on a computer belonging to a suspected 'boiler room' company.  |
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 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 June 21, 2012 Phillip Broadwith |
Building nanographene by organic synthesis Japanese scientists are making tiny fragments of graphene using direct cross-coupling of C-H bonds to determine what effect size and edge geometry have on the properties of carbon materials.  |
Chemistry World June 17, 2012 Harriet Brewerton |
Back to carbon black Scientists in Singapore have discovered the potential of a readily available material that could be used to replace expensive graphene analogues in a wide range of electrochemical processes.  |
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.  |
Chemistry World January 29, 2015 Jennifer Newton |
Graphene looks to doped superbenzene to overcome electronic hurdles Building graphene from carefully-modified superbenzene segments has been proposed as a way to help graphene overcome a major stumbling block limiting its application in electronic devices.  |
Chemistry World May 2, 2012 Russell Johnson |
Reducing the cost of oxygen enrichment A simple synthesis using ionic liquids reduces the cost of studying micro-porous oxide materials by NMR. This could help scientists uncover the chemistry and interactions that occur inside these materials.  |
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 April 4, 2012 Harriet Brewerton |
Speeding up wound healing Scientists in China have developed a material that reduces the time required for a skin wound to heal.  |
Chemistry World September 11, 2014 Emma Stoye |
First flexible graphene display paves the way for folding electronics The first flexible display device based on graphene has been unveiled by scientists in the UK, who say it is the first step on the road towards next generation gadgets that can be folded, rolled or crumpled up without cracking the screen.  |
Chemistry World April 9, 2015 Richard Massey |
Graphene oxide diversifies soil bacteria Soil bacteria communities become richer and more diverse on exposure to graphene oxide, new research shows.  |
Chemistry World October 12, 2012 Jon Cartwright |
An ultralight graphene structure for all seasons Chemists in China claim to have created the lightest graphene framework to date. The material, which is light enough to rest on a dandelion seed head, is also fire resistant and has record-breaking adsorption and capacitance.  |
Chemistry World July 10, 2012 Yuandi Li |
Flattening nanotubes produces better graphene Graphene (single-layer graphite) has become a worldwide phenomenon and, with its incredible properties, is expected to have a huge impact in various fields. However, one of the biggest obstacles to its widespread industrial use is large scale production.  |
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 June 10, 2010 Carol Stainer |
Hot tip makes light work of graphene circuit US researchers have 'drawn' tiny conductive lines on an insulating graphene oxide surface using the heated tip of an atomic force microscope that changes the local chemistry of the surface.  |
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 April 3, 2014 Tim Wogan |
Growing great graphene on germanium Macroscopic films of monolayer, single crystalline graphene free of the defects that dog other production methods have been grown on germanium.  |
Chemistry World October 31, 2013 Simon Hadlington |
US researchers create 'cleanest' graphene yet US scientists seeking to develop new ways to make electrical contacts on graphene have killed two birds with one stone.  |
Chemistry World February 28, 2012 Phillip Broadwith |
Graphene Stymies Body's Efforts to Expel it Chronic exposure to graphene nanoplatelets could lead to inflammation and disease in a similar way to asbestos fibres.  |
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 September 29, 2015 Jon Cartwright |
Graphene band gap heralds new electronics Scientists in the US and France have produced graphene with a record high band gap of half an electronvolt (0.5 eV), which they claim is sufficient to produce useful graphene transistors.  |
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 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 February 25, 2011 Rebecca Brodie |
Bendy batteries a step closer Scientists from Korea have found that with the use of graphene nanosheets, the fabrication of bendable power sources is possible.  |
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.  |
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 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 26, 2012 Charlie Quigg |
For clean water, just add sunlight Researchers from Japan have developed a photocatalytic reactor for a water purifier that does not require batteries.  |
Chemistry World December 11, 2013 Jon Cartwright |
Vibrations couple light to graphene Two independent groups have shown that light can be effectively turned into surface plasmons in graphene if the carbon sheet is made to vibrate.  |