Graphene
Visible progress
9 Oct 2012A thin film made of graphene and a charge-inducing polymer shows promise as a replacement for transparent electrical conductors in displays
A patterned template for molecular packing
9 Oct 2012Simulations of atomic-scale processes show how to trap and pack molecules in patterned graphene sheets that may have molecular storage applications
Two ways to kill
28 Aug 2012Graphene-based materials kill bacteria through one of two possible mechanisms
Ribbon readers
14 Aug 2012Transistors made from graphene nanoribbons make efficient magnetic field sensors
Peeling back the sheets
24 Apr 2012Organic nanosheets peeled from porous polymer show potential as imaging and transport agents in biological applications
As good as gold
14 Feb 2012Reduced graphene oxide decorated with metallic nanoparticles shows high potential for gas detection
Tubular probes
22 Nov 2011Short, capped single-walled carbon nanotubes may serve as ideal probing tips to study friction, lubrication and wear at the microscale
Go with the flow
10 May 2011Molecular dynamics simulations and theoretical scaling arguments reveal the effect of fluid flow on graphene
Carbon–ferroelectric memory
15 Feb 2011Nonvolatile memory based on ferroelectric–graphene field-effect transistors is now a step closer to reality
Edgy mechanics
24 Nov 2009The electronic properties of graphene ribbons are strongly dependent on the atomic structures at the ribbon’s edge