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Graphene Could Kill Lithium-Ion Batteries

Tina Casey — Mon, 29 Dec 2014 13:30:03 +0000

A multinational research team has developed a graphene wrapped, porous carbon "bridge" for lithium-sulfur batteries, which could leave lithium-ion behind

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Flakey New “Foam Party” Graphene Battery Breakthrough

Tina Casey — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 13:15:22 +0000

Researchers at Rice University have whipped up a flexible foam-based, flakey graphene battery in the form of an inexpensive microsupercapacitor

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Energy Storage Slam-Dunk: Graphene + Carbon Nanotubes + Li-ion EV Batteries

Tina Casey — Fri, 07 Nov 2014 13:30:08 +0000

Researchers have created an energy storage film that can be embedded into electric vehicle body parts, potentially replacing Li-ion batteries

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3D Printable Graphene Battery Developed

James Ayre — Fri, 31 Oct 2014 16:45:46 +0000

A completely functional 3D printable graphene battery — one based on graphene nanoplatelet functionalized 3D printing filament — was recently developed by researchers at Graphene 3D Lab. The new prototype 3D printable graphene battery was unveiled at the recent Inside 3D Printing Conference that took place in Santa Clara, California. As of right now, the

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Graphene Flagship Initiative Gets First Associated Members

James Ayre — Tue, 28 Oct 2014 11:54:07 +0000

The Graphene Flagship — an initiative intended to bring together researchers, engineers, and corporations interested in advancing graphene-based technologies — recently welcomed its first four associated members. Those first four associated members — ABB (Switzerland), Netzsch (Germany), NetComposites (UK), and Imerys (Switzerland) — represent what is simply one of the first steps (ideally) towards the creation

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New 3D-Printed Battery Packs Graphene Punch

Tina Casey — Sat, 25 Oct 2014 18:13:28 +0000

A new 3D-printed battery prototype from the aptly named company Graphene 3D lab embeds "nanoplatelets" of graphene in polymer filaments for 3D printing

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$10 Bet Leads To New Synthetic Graphene

Tina Casey — Mon, 08 Sep 2014 13:20:59 +0000

A researcher loses $10 but at least she comes up with a new pathway for mass producing high quality synthetic graphene for next-gen clean tech gear

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What Is Graphene? (Infographic)

Zachary Shahan — Sun, 07 Sep 2014 14:01:21 +0000

If graphene were on the stock market, I could see it having similar investor enthusiasm to what Tesla has. People are absolutely crazy about it, and there are some staggering numbers that explain why. We’ve been covering graphene for quite awhile, and my take on it is that it will have huge impact when production costs finally

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500-Mile Tesla Graphene Battery?

Zachary Shahan — Mon, 25 Aug 2014 16:40:41 +0000

Word on the street is that Tesla may be working on a 500-mile graphene battery. Graphene is, of course, a kind of supermaterial, and it’s possible Tesla is looking into it, but I’m also a bit skeptical. First, let’s look at the reasons why someone might think Tesla is working on an electric car battery that uses graphene.

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More Steam From Less Energy, Thanks to Creepy Sponge Thing

Jo Borrás — Wed, 23 Jul 2014 14:50:54 +0000

A new sponge-like material from MIT can convert up to 85% of the solar energy it receives into steam-producing power - and it could be the next big thing!

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Plastic “Graphene” Solves The Problem

Tina Casey — Thu, 03 Jul 2014 12:19:31 +0000

A research team from the Korea Institute of Science and Technology has just come up with a novel solution to the graphene problem: no graphene! The finding could lead to a new generation of low cost, transparent solar cells

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Graphene Flagship Project Doubles In Size

James Ayre — Mon, 30 Jun 2014 20:30:45 +0000

The Graphene Flagship initiative — already one of the biggest-ever European research initiatives — recently doubled in size, taking on 66 new partners from a variety of different organizations and universities spread out across the EU. The recent announcement — 66 new partners joining the consortium following a €9 million competitive call — was made

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Finally, An Easy Way to Make A Graphene Sheet

Tina Casey — Fri, 23 May 2014 12:02:44 +0000

Okay, so it ain’t no Egyptian cotton, but a team composed of researchers from MIT, the University of Michigan, and the Indian Institute of Technology has come up with a new way to fabricate a graphene sheet, which overcomes some of the hurdles that have been bedeviling researchers ever since the quirky material was discovered

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Graphene Boron Nitride Heterostructures Can Be Altered Using Nothing But Light, Research Finds

James Ayre — Thu, 22 May 2014 11:50:33 +0000

In an important advance in the drive towards the unlocking of graphene’s noted potential, researchers have developed a technique that allows for the electronic properties of graphene boron nitride (GBN) heterostructures to be modified using nothing but light. GBN heterostructures have been noted for their potential use in electronics (and other things) owing to their

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New Graphene + Carbon Nanotube Supercapacitor Rivals Lithium Battery

Tina Casey — Mon, 12 May 2014 11:55:08 +0000

An international team of researchers has come up with a recipe for a microscale flexible energy storage device made of graphene and carbon nanotubes, which can store enough energy to rival the gold standard, lithium batteries. That’s significant because the device is actually not a battery, it is a supercapacitor that can charge and discharge

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Rapid Synthesis Technique For Creating Bilayer Graphene Developed

James Ayre — Thu, 08 May 2014 09:50:56 +0000

A new, very fast synthesis technique for the creation of high-quality, large-area Bernal (or AB) stacked bilayer graphene films has been developed by researchers at the University of California–Santa Barbara. The new technique will open up new possibilities in the fields of digital electronics and transparent conductors, according to the researchers. The new research also

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Graphene From The Kitchen Blender — Wonder Material Created With Nothing But Graphite And A Blender

James Ayre — Wed, 23 Apr 2014 14:29:59 +0000

The endlessly hyped, next-generation wonder material graphene can apparently be created using nothing but graphite, water, dishwasing detergent, and a kitchen blender — based on recent findings from researchers at Trinity College Dublin. The one-atom thick honeycombed sheets of carbon have a great number of potential applications in renewable energy technologies, electronics, the aerospace industry,

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Nanowires Offer Great Potential For Improvement In LEDs & Solar Cells

Important Media Cross-Post — Fri, 18 Apr 2014 12:50:51 +0000

Originally published on Green Building Elements. Better solar cells, better LED light and vast optical possibilities Changes at the atom level in nanowires offer vast possibilities for improvement of solar cells and LED light. NTNU-researchers have discovered that by tuning a small strain on single nanowires they can become more effective in LEDs and solar cells. NTNU researchers

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Graphene+Platinum Nanoparticles Bonding Effects Revealed — Fuel Cell Production Costs To Fall?

James Ayre — Thu, 27 Feb 2014 11:30:58 +0000

New research from the University of Arkansas has revealed that platinum nanoparticles automatically limit their own size and organize into specific patterns when they’re bonded to freestanding graphene. When exhibiting these behaviors, the platinum nanoparticles retain the ability to function effectively as a catalyst for chemical reactions — a finding that the researchers think may

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Graphene’s Communications Potential Revealed By New Research

James Ayre — Mon, 24 Feb 2014 07:00:25 +0000

Graphene is good for more than just solar cells, water filtration, ultra-thin display screens, integrated circuits, space elevators, ethanol distillation, single-molecule gas detection, desalination, next-gen batteries, thermal management, DNA sequencing, etc… (lol), according to new research from Queen Mary University of London and the Cambridge Graphene Centre, it also shows great potential for use in

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