Graphene Charges Atmosphere with Battery Running on Thin Air

Graphene, the wonder material made of carbon that's impermeable to gas and liquids, could one day be used for hydrogen batteries,  based on research ...

Newly Discovered Property of Graphene to Boost Fuel Cells Efficiency

The founder of graphene discovered one more incredible property of the material that can give the ever-so-needed to boost fuel cells and hydrogen-based technologies....

Your Next EV, Batteries Not Included

It's been said that the next big thing is a better battery.  However, researchers at Queensland University of Technology in Australia and Rice University...

Principle Behind Stained Glass Colors Solar Future Bright

Researchers from the FOM Institute AMOLF in the Netherlands and Caltech recently made a breakthrough in solar power, by drawing inspiration from stained glass. For...

Organic Solar Cell Efficiency Receives a Boost from “Nanograss”

Nanotechnology holds the key to further developments in organic solar cells and energy storage. It might sound as a very bold statement to some,...

It’s a Battery, no it’s a Solar Cell, no it’s the Solar Battery!

Scientists at Ohio State University are at a loss as to what to call their new invention.  It produces electricity like a solar cell,...
Stanford University added pure carbon nanodomes to pure lithium battery technology to improve its lifespan

Nanotechnology Could Make Pure Lithium Battery Possible

Currently, most portable devices use lithium-ion battery technology, in spite of the fact that a pure lithium battery could offer much more capacity. The problem...

Move Over Giant Hard Drives, Scientists Store 1TB of Data in a Spoon of...

Advances in the field of nanotechnology have managed to completely transform our portable electronic gadgets from what they used to be. The most fascinating part...
KIST Graphene Easier and Cheaper to Produce

Plastic Graphene Substitute Developed in Korea

For all the properties of the latest wünder-material, graphene, it still remains an expensive acquisition, making even graphene research and development an expensive proposition. The...
Graphene - Superpowered?

What Is Graphene, Anyway?

We’ve covered graphene on this site a number of times, but of course, what is it? Where does it come from? What does it...