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Graphene ‘onion rings’ have delicious potential
July 19th, 2013Concentric hexagons of graphene grown in a furnace at Rice University represent the first time anyone has synthesized graphene nanoribbons on metal from the bottom up — atom by atom. EurekAlert! (This story also appeared in Nanowerk.com, Phys.org, Product Design and Development, Science Daily, Nanotechnology Now and Nanotechnology Today.) http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-07/ru-gr071813.php New material created at Rice […]
Not-weak knots bolster carbon fiber
July 18th, 2013James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Chair in Chemistry and professor of mechanical engineering and materials science and of computer science, and Rice graduate student Changsheng Xiang are quoted in an article about a new recipe for robust carbon fiber created at Rice. JEC Group http://bit.ly/13QJCaq
Silicon oxide tested for next-generation flash memory
July 18th, 2013A team of Rice researchers led by James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Chair in Chemistry and professor of mechanical engineering and materials science and of computer science, has built a 1-kilobit rewritable silicon oxide device with diodes that eliminate data-corrupting crosstalk. PCB 007 http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=93398
Air Force support for a new generation of lithium-ion batteries
July 17th, 2013Research by James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Chair in Chemistry and professor of mechanical engineering and materials science and of computer science, has shown that soluble graphene nanoribbons can significantly increase the storage capacity of lithium-ion batteries by combining graphene nanoribbons with tin oxide. Bio-Medicine (This story also appeared in The Green Optimistic, […]
Researchers create new material with graphene oxide
July 16th, 2013James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Chair in Chemistry and professor of mechanical engineering and materials science and of computer science, and Rice graduate student Changsheng Xiang are quoted in an article about a new recipe for robust carbon fiber created at Rice. Domain B.com http://www.domain-b.com/technology/materials/20130715_graphene.html Not-weak knots bolster carbon fiber Bellaire-River Oaks-West University […]
New carbon fiber stays strong when knotted
July 11th, 2013OverclockersClub.com http://www.overclockersclub.com/news/34361/ Researchers create carbon fiber with graphene oxide flakes Fibretofashion.com http://bit.ly/15ytMyO
Silicon oxide is a step closer to practicality
July 11th, 2013Articles discuss research in silicon oxide and carbon fibers by James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Chair in Chemistry and professor of mechanical engineering and materials science and of computer science. Electronic News http://bit.ly/16rpQgi Silicon nanowire memory technology integrated into prototype chip Azonano.com http://www.azonano.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=3552
Not-weak knots bolster carbon fiber
July 10th, 2013ChemEurope.com http://bit.ly/16pqNWv
Silicon oxide tested for next-gen ‘flash’ memory
July 10th, 2013Large flakes of graphene oxide are the essential ingredient in a new recipe for robust carbon fiber created at Rice University. James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Chair in Chemistry and professor of mechanical engineering and materials science and of computer science, is quoted. Futurity.org http://bit.ly/13M9HGr
Trouble teaching science? There’s an app for that
July 1st, 2013An article discusses Rice’s SciRave app. James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Chair in Chemistry and professor of mechanical engineering and materials science and of computer science, and Rice’s STEMscopes project are mentioned. LiveScience.com (This article also appeared on DailyMe.com.) http://bit.ly/16FzXA5