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Super-Thin Graphene Solar Panels Could Pave The Way For Powered Paint

Covering any and all things with solar panels would be an awesome way to get power, but the bulk and expense of the tech we’ve got today makes it a little less than practical. But wonder-material-at-large graphene is shaking up the scene with ultra-thin solar panels and, maybe someday, solar-powered paint.

2 May 2013

Science

White Graphene: The New Supermaterial That Sucks Up Pollution

There’s a new supermaterial in town, and while it might be known as white graphene, it doesn’t contain a single atom of carbon. But that doesn’t make the new form of boron nitride any less useful — because it can suck chemicals and oil out of contaminated water in a jiffy.

20 April 2013

Science

Graphene’s Achilles Heel

Graphene is touted as being the supermaterial to beat all supermaterials — but not so fast! Researcher have discovered a weakness that occurs in many sheets of graphene that renders it half as strong as we thought.

26 March 2013

Science

Graphene Sponges: The Lightest Material On The Planet

At this point, it would be more of a surprise if graphene wasn’t an integral part of a mind-bending, record-setting new technology. But, of course, it is. Again. Enter the lightest material in the world: graphene aerogel.

15 March 2013

Science

9 Incredible Uses For Graphene

Graphene is amazing — or at least it could be. Made from a layer of carbon one-atom thick, it’s the strongest material in the world, it’s completely flexible, and it’s more conductive than copper. Discovered just under a decade ago, the supermaterial potentially has some unbelievable applications for us in the not so distant future.

Science

Scientists Create Graphene Earphones, And They’re Amazing

A team of researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, has created the first ever pair of graphene-based earphones. It might not surprise you to find out that they’re utterly incredible.

6 March 2013

Science

Graphene Antenna Could Give Us Wireless Terabit Uploads In One Second

Wireless uploads of big files take for-ev-er. But researchers at Georgia Tech University have plans for an antenna made of crazy thin graphene that would let you transfer a whole terabit of data in just one second.

20 February 2013

Gadgets

How Graphene Could Transform The Gadgets Of The Future

Graphene doesn’t need any introduction: it’s the super material to beat ‘em all. But this beautiful video demonstrates how it could transform the future of the gadgets you use every day.

14 January 2013

Science

Graphene Can Clean Radioactive Water By Clumping Up Toxins Like Magic

The wonders of graphene never seem to cease. Desalinization, flexible semiconductors, and now nuclear waste clean-up. It turns out graphene-oxide is fantastic for clumping up around radioactive waste making it easier to get rid of the stuff.

12 January 2013

Science

Graphene’s Newest Trick Is Improving Your Tennis Game

Graphene is a real-life miracle material. It’s the strongest known material in the world, it’s going to bring us bendable batteries, and it can even make saltwater drinkable. So what’s next? Tennis racquets.

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