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Fast and furious bucket brigade - ultrafast proton transport in carbon nanotubes

Confining water in tiny straws confirms predicted rapid transport of protons along a water 'wire' - vital for more efficient fuel cells.

Sep 2nd, 2016

Breathable and stretchable protein wafers

Scientists constructed defect-free sheets of material with pores that 'breathe' - open and close simultaneously without falling apart. The material also displays counterintuitive mechanical behavior.

Sep 2nd, 2016

Train windows that combine mobile reception and thermal insulation

Researchers have developed a type of glass that offers excellent energy efficiency and lets mobile telephone signals through.

Sep 2nd, 2016

More surprises in graphene land

When Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov were preparing their first report on graphene back in 2004, few would have imagined the impact that their paper would have today.

Sep 2nd, 2016

Low-cost and defect-free graphene

Chemists have succeeded in producing defect-free graphene directly from graphite for the first time.

Sep 2nd, 2016

Grabbing an electron by the tail

Scientists discover a way to control the electrical current in a new ultra-thin layered material.

Sep 2nd, 2016

Researchers weld graphene sheets to form tough, porous material (w/video)

Flakes of graphene welded together into solid materials may be suitable for bone implants, according to a new study.

Sep 2nd, 2016

Eengineers develop a nanoporous plastic clothing material that cools the skin (w/video)

Researchers have engineered a low-cost plastic material that could become the basis for clothing that cools the wearer, reducing the need for energy-consuming air conditioning.

Sep 2nd, 2016

A new technique opens up advanced fullerene solar cells

Using a novel spectroscopic technique, scientists have made a much-needed breakthrough in cutting-edge photovoltaics.

Sep 2nd, 2016

Memory for future wearable electronics

Stretchable, flexible, reliable memory device inspired by the brain.

Sep 2nd, 2016

Super-material holds a quantum surprise

An innovative deposition system unlocks possible quantum applications inside multifunctional metal oxide thin films.

Sep 2nd, 2016

Researchers use microwaves to produce high-quality graphene

Researchers discover easy way to make graphene for flexible and printable electronics, energy storage, and catalysis.

Sep 1st, 2016

Engineers treat printed graphene with lasers to enable paper electronics

Engineers have developed a laser-treatment process that allows them to use printed graphene for electric circuits and electrodes - even on paper and other fragile surfaces. The technology could lead to many real-world, low-cost applications for printed graphene electronics, including sensors, fuel cells and medical devices.