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Ultra Thin Graphene Condoms

Ultra Thin Graphene Condoms

Ultra Thin Graphene Condoms Development In one of the incredible applications of graphene in the health industry, Scientists in the University of Manchester are developing ultra thin graphene condoms.  Though current condoms are almost excellent barriers of unwanted contaminants, they are heavy and thick — which is the reason they …

Lomiko Metals

Lomiko Metals Inc

Lomiko Metals Inc (LMR) Lomico Metals Inc. (CVE:LMR) is a company that engages in acquiring, exploring and developing mineral resource properties in Canada. The company is mostly engaged in the exploration of zinc, gold and graphite deposits. It has a large claim in Vines Lake Property in the south eastern …

Types of graphene

Types of graphene

Types of graphene – Technological breakthrough guarantees production of high quality graphene. Due to the discovery of more graphene applications, the University of Pennsylvania has established a small research company named “Graphene Frontiers” to provide technological solutions for production of quality graphene. This body was awarded 0.744 million dollars in …

Graphene Integrated Circuit - Super computer

Graphene Integrated Circuit

Graphene Integrated Circuit – The future of Super Computers The first graphene-only integrated circuit was created by International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) three years ago. However, this was not a complete breakthrough because they used largely silicon and metal for much of the hardware. University of California Santa Barbara has made …

Pure Graphene

Pure Graphene

American researchers discover how to create pure Graphene US researchers who worked on ways of making electrical contacts on graphene made two important discoveries in the process. Through use of a novel fabrication technique they have managed to create stacked layers of the finest quality of pure graphene yet. Simultaneously, …

Graphene Lunar Elevator

Lunar Elevator

Graphene the perfect material for a Lunar Elevator Scientists at Columbia University conducted a study which revealed that graphene retains most of its mechanical properties even when it has been stitched together from small fragments. This discovery may have been the first step toward large scale manufacture of carbon nanotubes, …

3D printing-DNA

3D printing

3D printing of DNA – Transmission Electron Microscopy Researchers have developed a graphene liquid cell that can be used together with the conventional transmission electron microscopy (TEM) to view ‘soft materials’ in three-dimensional. The term ‘soft materials’ refers to a number of things, including biological compounds such as protein, plastics, DNA, flexible …

foldable-electronics

Foldable Electronics

Foldable Electronics The days of folding your tablet or phone to fit in a purse or small pocket are approaching fast with the unveiling of foldable electronics. Unlike bendable substrate-based flexible electronics, foldable electronics rely on foldable substrates that come with a very stable electricity conductor that can withstand folding. It means …

Graphene optical chip

Optical Chips

Graphene, the leader in optical chips world Recently, researchers were able to use graphene in the manufacture of a photodetector that enabled an optical chip. For some time now, graphene’s numerous promising characteristics have enticed researchers into exploring ways in which they can use it to make photodetector applications. While …

Samsung Investing in Graphene

Samsung Electronics – Investing in Graphene

Samsung Electronics – Investing in Graphene Samsung Electronics, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of electronics, is looking into graphene properties for the production of devices that are likely to change the world. Recently, the company, through its principal research and development incubator (Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology), developed a transistor …