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Carbyne becomes strongest material ever

Last Updated: Friday, October 11, 2013, 18:26

Researchers have claimed to have discovered a new material called carbine, which could be stronger even than graphene or diamond.

Now, shoes that generate electricity

Last Updated: Thursday, May 16, 2013, 13:05

Four US students have developed shoes that extract energy with every step to power portable electronics and, perhaps someday, life-preserving medical devices, US media reported.

2-D devices may soon be a reality

Last Updated: Monday, January 28, 2013, 16:00

The materials at play – graphene and hexagonal boron nitride – have been merged into sheets and built into a variety of patterns at nanoscale dimensions.