How graphene"s superpowers could soon be unleashed
From roller rinks to skyscrapers the addition of graphene could make concrete construction stronger......»»
Apple’s FaceTime may soon give you gesture control superpowers
Video calls are full of small annoyances, but Apple wants to lessen the pain by injecting clever gesture controls into its FaceTime app, per a new patent......»»
Migrating ions through the perovskite layer in two dimensions
Electrostatic doping has been widely used in low-dimensional materials, including carbon nanotube (CNT) and two-dimensional (2D) materials such as graphene and transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs). Unlike conventional lattice doping with impurity.....»»
Giant magnetoresistance of Dirac plasma in high-mobility graphene
In a paper published in Nature this week (April 13, 2023), researchers from The University of Manchester report record-high magnetoresistance that appears in graphene under ambient conditions......»»
Entangled superpowers cause portal-jumping havoc in The Marvels teaser
"Is this an Avengers test?" Captain Marvel (Brie Larsen), Ms. Marvel (Iman Vellani), and Monica Rambeau (Teyonah Parris) return in The Marvels. Remember Ms. Marvel's end credits scene, where Brie Larson's Captain Marvel suddenly app.....»»
Researchers synthesize graphene using intense light
DGIST Professor Yoonkyu Lee's research team used intense light on the surface of a copper wire to synthesize graphene, thereby increasing the production rate and lowering the production cost of the high-quality transparent-flexible electrode material.....»»
How to improve water permeability and rejection performance of RGO membranes? RGO-MXene membranes give answer
Membrane separation technology has become one of the most effective methods for water treatment, owing to its advantages of high separation efficiency, convenient operation and low-energy consumption. The membranes prepared from graphene oxide (GO) h.....»»
New method gets better performance out of atomically thin transistors
A new way of making wafer-scale electronics out of atomically thin sheets. Enlarge / The much-larger-than-2D form of molybdenum disulfide. (credit: RHJ / Getty Images) Atomically thin materials like graphene are single m.....»»
New machine-learning approach identifies one molecule in a billion selectively, with graphene sensors
Graphene's 2D nature, single molecule sensitivity, low noise, and high carrier concentration have generated a lot of interest in its application in gas sensors. However, due to its inherent non-selectivity, and huge p-doping in atmospheric air, its a.....»»
Oxygen groups key to unlocking graphene"s antimicrobial potential, say scientists
The amount of surface oxygen in graphene materials is a key factor in how effective they could be in killing bacteria—a discovery which may help to design safer and more effective products to combat antimicrobial resistance......»»
Gadgets That Turn You Into A Superhero You Can Buy Right Now
If Batman can get superpowers just by buying cool stuff, so can you. Find out how to outfit yourself with an array of wonderful toys that will stop criminals. If Bat.....»»
How digital twins give automakers "superpowers" on the factory floor
Digital twins are emerging as crucial to fast, safe and efficient production, as automakers race to keep up with trends such as electrification and the software-defined vehicle......»»
Reaching superconductivity layer by layer
Imagine a sheet of material just one layer of atoms thick—less than a millionth of a millimeter. While this may sound fantastical, such a material exists: it is called graphene and it is made from carbon atoms in a honeycomb arrangement. First synt.....»»
The 10 best characters on The Boys, ranked
Some of the most intriguing people on The Boys have superpowers, but others definitely don't. We rank the 10 best characters on the hit Amazon Prime show......»»
Incineration of graphene-containing plastics: Health risk of graphene residues investigated in 3D lung model
Due to its exceptional properties, graphene is now added to a wide range of plastics. The carbon-based material improves, for instance, the conductivity and stability of composites......»»
Smooth sailing for electrons in graphene: Measuring fluid-like flow at nanometer resolution
Physicists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have directly measured the fluid-like flow of electrons in graphene at nanometer resolution for the first time. The results appear in the journal Science today......»»
ChatGPT has taken Microsoft Bing from meme to mainstream with a packed waitlist
If you thought Bing was down for the count, that story might be changing as Microsoft announced over a million sign-ups to try out its new AI superpowers......»»
Scientists develop graphene aerogel particles for efficient water purification
Writing in the Journal of Molecular Liquids, a team led by Professor Aravind Vijayaraghavan based in the National Graphene Institute (NGI) have produced three-dimensional particles made of graphene, of many interesting shapes, using a variation of th.....»»
Two-beam ultrafast laser scribing of ultrafine graphene patterns
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2014 was awarded for the development of super-resolved fluorescence microscopy. Inspired by this work, scientists at Institute of Photonic Chips (IPC), University of Shanghai for Science and Technology (USST) have develop.....»»
Study: Superconductivity switches on and off in "magic-angle" graphene
With some careful twisting and stacking, MIT physicists have revealed a new and exotic property in "magic-angle" graphene: superconductivity that can be turned on and off with an electric pulse, much like a light switch......»»
Graphene researchers discover long-term memory in 2D nanofluidic channels
A collaboration between teams from the National Graphene Institute (NGI) at The University of Manchester, and the École Normale Supérieure (ENS), Paris, demonstrated Hebbian learning in artificial nanochannels, where the channels showed short and l.....»»