News tagged with hexagon
Bilayer graphene works as an insulator
A research team led by physicists at the University of California, Riverside has identified a property of "bilayer graphene" (BLG) that the researchers say is analogous to finding the Higgs boson in particle ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jan 24, 2012 |
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Graphene ink created for ink-jet printing of electronic components
(PhysOrg.com) -- A group of UK scientists has created a graphene ink that can be used to ink-jet print electronic devices such as thin film transistors.
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Nov 25, 2011 |
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How graphene's electrical properties can be tuned
An accidental discovery in a physicist's laboratory at the University of California, Riverside provides a unique route for tuning the electrical properties of graphene, nature's thinnest elastic material. ...
Sep 26, 2011 |
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Seeing red? Making carbon nanotubes clearer to the naked eye
If you were to look at a carbon nanotube with the naked eye you wouldn't see much more than black powder, but now a team of EU-funded scientists has developed a novel way of making these multi-purpose nanotechnology ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jul 11, 2011 |
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Scientists find simple way to produce graphene
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at Northern Illinois University say they have discovered a simple method for producing high yields of graphene, a highly touted carbon nanostructure that some believe could replace ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jun 20, 2011 |
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Miracle material: Graphene
(PhysOrg.com) -- In the 19th century novel, Flatland, by Edward A. Abbott, residents of that fictional country exist in only two dimensions. Women are born as line segments, while men come in a range of geometric ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
May 19, 2011 |
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Impact hypothesis loses its sparkle
Shock-synthesized diamonds said to prove a catastrophic impact killed off North American megafauna can't be found.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 30, 2010 |
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Caltech Scientists Test Air Flow Over the 2010 World Cup Soccer Ball (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- The World Cup is in full swing, complete with an official new soccer ball named Jabulani, meaning "to celebrate" in Zulu. The players, however, aren't exactly celebrating. Instead, many of ...
Jun 25, 2010 |
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Creating a Captivating Cage for Carbon
(PhysOrg.com) -- A tough, hard-working particle known as ZIF-8 that can selectively remove carbon dioxide from a complex mixture of gases was designed by scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. ...
May 11, 2010 |
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Fluid clue to Saturn's hexagon (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- An unusual hexagonal structure found in Saturn's atmosphere has been recreated in an Oxford laboratory.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 16, 2010 |
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Producing graphene layers using crystallization
(PhysOrg.com) -- Ever since it's relatively recent discovery, graphene has generated a great deal of interest. Graphene is extracted from graphite in many cases, and consists of a sheet of carbon atoms bound together in a ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Mar 02, 2010 |
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Scientists synthesize graphene-like material: Polymer with honeycomb structure
Two-dimensional carbon layers, so-called graphenes, are regarded as a possible substitute for silicon in the semiconductor industry. The electronic properties of these layers can be varied by "building in" ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Nov 19, 2009 |
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California's Channel Islands hold evidence of Clovis-age comets
A 17-member team has found what may be the smoking gun of a much-debated proposal that a cosmic impact about 12,900 years ago ripped through North America and drove multiple species into extinction.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jul 20, 2009 |
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Creating Denser Magnetic Memory
(PhysOrg.com) -- One of the issues afflicting magnetic memory is the fact that it is difficult to store information for as long as 10 years. In order to overcome this problem, scientists and engineers have been looking for ...
Jul 07, 2009 |
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Scientists create large-area graphene on copper: Faster computers, electronics possible
The creation of large-area graphene using copper may enable the manufacture of new graphene-based devices that meet the scaling requirements of the semiconductor industry, leading to faster computers and electronics, ...
May 07, 2009 |
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