Clean, limitless power from graphene

U.S. physicists has successfully developed a circuit capable of capturing graphene's thermal motion and converting it into an electrical current. This could  provide clean, limitless, low-voltage power for small devices.

The world's first graphene shoe soles are 50% more resistant to wear

British brand created graphene-enhanced rubber for their series of shoes that are now 50 % stronger and 50 % more resistant to wear.

Physicists have breakthrough on brittle smart phone screens

New 'potato stamp' technique combining silver and graphene may create cheaper, more flexible and eco-friendly screens.

Planes will be made from wonder material graphene 'in 10 years'

Sir Richard Branson has raised the prospect of planes being made entirely from the so-called wonder material graphene within 10 years, as the airline industry battles a 50pc increase in fuel in the last 12 months, sparking a desperate need for ever lighter fleets.

Wonder stuff: Material "grown" at Trinity College Dublin could bring roll-up TVs

Scientists at TCD have made groundbreaking advances with a new material that may one day be used to build roll-up television screens.

Researchers discover new way to turn electricity into light, using graphene

By slowing down light to a speed slower than flowing electrons, researchers create a kind of optical "sonic boom"

Scientists have finally made a substance that's even stronger than graphene

Carbyne, the strongest material on Earth, has now been successfully synthesized for the first time.

Scientists are developing graphene solar panels that generate energy when it rains

There's still a lot of untapped potential in terms of the efficiency of photovoltaic cells and what happens at night and during inclement weather. Now a solution has been put forward in the form of producing energy from raindrops.

Revolutionary new graphene water filters could save millions of lives around the world

Graphene oxide filters are the wave of the future, as new research shows how to affordably produce the technology so people everywhere can have access to safe drinking water.

A printer and some ice make 3D objects out of graphene

Graphene is 1 million times thinner than a human hair, 300 times stronger than steel, and notoriously difficult to manipulate into 3D shapes, until now.

New method of growing high-quality graphene promising for next-gen technology

Making waves as the material that will revolutionize electronics, graphene -- composed of a single layer of carbon atoms -- has nonetheless been challenging to produce in a way that will be practical for innovative electronics applications. Researchers have discovered a method to synthesize high quality graphene in a controlled manner that may pave the way for next-generation electronics application.

Graphene's shining light could lead to super-fast internet

Internet connection speeds could be tens of times faster than they currently are, thanks to research by University of Manchester scientists using wonder material graphene.

Dream screens from graphene: indium-free transparent, flexible electrodes developed

Flexible, transparent electronics are closer to reality with the creation of graphene-based electrodes. Researchers have created thin films that could revolutionize touch-screen displays, solar panels and LED lighting.

IBM shows smallest, fastest graphene processor

IBM has demonstrated a graphene transistor that can execute 155 billion cycles per second, about 50% faster than previous experimental transistors. The

Graphene paper: thin as paper and ten times stronger than steel

A research team at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) has reported remarkable results in the production of graphene paper, a composite material