Graphene switches to new role as anti-corrosion coating
With applications ranging from electronics to ships, the discovery that a graphene coating protects against corrosion gives the wonder material another string to its bow.
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Scientists read and write data using silicon qubit
The Australian-led breakthrough, using a single phosphorus atom embedded in a silicon chip, is a big step forward toward creating a quantum computer.
Researchers model graphene for use in the real world
Work by scientists in the US on linking graphene to metal connectors paves the way for realistic electronic designs.
Researchers find way to grow nanowires on graphene
Norwegian scientists move to commercialise breakthrough that uses a molecular beam device to create gallium arsenide nanowires on a graphene substrate.
Quantum teleportation over 143km smashes distance record
International researchers say their work paves the way for global quantum communications. Next up: the quantum internet?
Nokia dials into graphene in photo-sensor patent move
Science meets almost-technology in Nokia's patent application for graphene tech with the potential for much smaller and lighter sensors than those used in most digital cameras.
Graphene's computer role gets lift from hybrid material
The prospect of faster computers may have taken a step closer as US researchers create a patchwork graphene-boron-nitride hybrid to address graphene's band-gap shortcomings.
Quantum processor's prime feat raises security issues
California researchers report a breakthrough with the creation of a solid-state quantum processor that could ultimately have a bearing on future cryptographic techniques.
Graphene-like material paves way for faster chips
MIT scientists create electronic components on material that answers graphene's main shortcoming.
CERN trains Large Hadron Collider on primordial plasma
The ALICE team is using the charmed quark as a probe to investigate the quark-gluon plasma that existed in the earliest days of the universe.
First truly quantum router demoed by Chinese researchers
But their router is a proof-of-principle device rather than something capable of forming the basis of a future quantum internet.
Silicon puts on a nickel coat to pass as graphene
Researchers' creation of a silicon-based field-effect transistor that mimics the electrical properties of graphene shows the battle for the future of electronics is still on.
Chip fab techniques help build living neural circuits
Lithographic printing techniques, familiar from the microprocessor industry, may lay the groundwork for spinal cord repair
Graphene gives renewable fuel research a boost
Is there anything Graphene can't do? The wonder material has added another string to its bow, as researchers have found it can aid artificial photosynthesis, which could help with the creation of renewable fuels
The Higgs boson: Why should we care?
The scientific community is cock-a-hoop over CERN's discovery of a something that looks like the Higgs boson. But why? And what does it help us understand?