Cooler computers, smartphones using graphene

Last Updated: Saturday, July 11, 2015, 18:08

Almost half of the total energy used in running a computer goes in cooling it down. That is going to change now.

Chinese firms launch world's first graphene phones

Last Updated: Monday, March 2, 2015, 22:06

Two Chinese firms have beaten global competition to launch phones with touch screens, batteries and thermal conduction incorporating graphene, a recently isolated material with outstanding electrical, chemical and mechanical properties.

Indian-origin researcher brings new twist to sodium ion battery technology

Last Updated: Thursday, January 30, 2014, 15:41

An Indian-origin researcher and his team demonstrated that a composite paper - made of interleaved molybdenum disulfide and graphene nanosheets - can be both an active material to efficiently store sodium atoms and a flexible current collector.

Discovery of 3D version of graphene could revolutionize electronics

Last Updated: Friday, January 17, 2014, 14:28

Researchers have discovered a natural 3D counterpart to graphene- the 2D sheets of carbon through which electrons race at many times the speed at which they move through silicon.

Graphene`s promise for technological advancement brought closer to reality

Last Updated: Monday, December 9, 2013, 15:10

Graphene-based electronics have shown promise to advances such as faster internet speeds, cheaper solar cells, novel sensors, space suits spun from graphene yarn, and more.

Researchers develop technique to reduce cost of solar power

Last Updated: Monday, December 9, 2013, 15:01

Researchers here have claimed to have developed a simple and economical way of processing to manufacture graphene-based solar cell.

Wafer-scale production of graphene devices to become a reality

Last Updated: Sunday, December 8, 2013, 00:56

Graphene, the one atom thick layer of graphite, is considered the strongest and lightest material in the world and scientists dubbed it the miracle material but its application in science and technology has been purely hypothetical.

Tin could be the next super material for computer chips

Last Updated: Sunday, November 24, 2013, 21:03

A pioneering study by U.S. researchers has led to the discovery that the humble metal tin could form the world`s first material to conduct electricity with 100 percent efficiency in computer chips.

Researchers trying to create graphene condoms for greater pleasure

Last Updated: Thursday, November 21, 2013, 13:24

Scientists from the University of Manchester are trying to create thinner, stronger, safer and more pleasurable condoms, using world`s thinnest, strongest and most conductive material - graphene.