Graphene has long been hailed as a "wonder material." It is incredibly strong, highly conductive and almost impossibly ...

Physicists have observed fractional quantum Hall effect in simple pentalayer graphene. The finding could make it easier to develop more robust quantum computers. The electron is the basic unit of ...

An international research team has demonstrated experimentally that electrons in naturally occurring double-layer graphene move like particles without any mass, in the same way that light travels.

A large sample of glassy carbon. Image by Alchemist-hp (Creative Commons 3.0) A large sample of glassy carbon. Image by Alchemist-hp (Creative Commons 3.0) Some 20 years have gone ever since the ...

Graphite is a naturally occurring form of carbon composed of carbon atom layers stacked on top of each other. These layers are loosely bonded, allowing them to slide past one another and giving ...

Why do cold thin sheets of carbon offer no resistance to electric currents? Two experiments are bringing us closer to an answer – and maybe even to practical room-temperature superconductors. Kin ...

Methane is one of the most dangerous greenhouse gases, trapping heat 84 times more effectively than carbon dioxide. It seeps into the atmosphere from landfills, sewage plants, and livestock, ...

Graphene is often regarded as one of the strongest known materials. It is about 200 times stronger than steel while remaining exceptionally lightweight and flexible. 1 Despite these advantages, ...