A Breakthrough in Graphene-Based Water Filtration

A Breakthrough in Graphene-Based Water Filtration

Two new graphene-related developments this year — one by Brown University researchers in January and another by MIT researchers in August — showed that this one-atom-thick layer of carbon might offer promise as a means of water filtration. And if it...
What Makes a Great Nanomaterial?

What Makes a Great Nanomaterial?

By this point, we have discovered a slew of natural, incidental, and artificial nanomaterials with a wide variety of properties and capabilities. Particularly prominent are graphene and borophene — i.e., one-atom-thick layers of graphite and boron, respectively...
The First Step in Graphene Air Filters

The First Step in Graphene Air Filters

Laser-induced graphene (LIG) air filters, developed in 2019 by a team at Rice University, have future implications for medical facilities, where patients face the constant threat posed by air-borne pathogens. The coronavirus, which is spread by respiratory droplets,...
5 Ways Graphene is Building Sci-Fi Tech IRL

5 Ways Graphene is Building Sci-Fi Tech IRL

A single atom layer of carbon isolated by an ingenious scientist armed with a piece of Scotch tape, that proves to be the thinnest, strongest and most flexible material ever created? You might be thinking that this sounds like something straight out of science...