Comments on: Now Graphene Can Have a Tunable, Stable Bandgap – IEEE Spectrum

By: Tomi Engdahl

Tomi Engdahl — Mon, 29 Jul 2019 09:30:49 +0000

Sorry, graphene—borophene is the new wonder material that’s got everyone excited
Stronger and more flexible than graphene, a single-atom layer of boron could revolutionize sensors, batteries, and catalytic chemistry.

https://www.technologyreview.com/s/613267/borophene-the-new-2d-material-taking-chemistry-by-storm/

By: Tomi Engdahl

Tomi Engdahl — Fri, 07 Jun 2019 05:23:09 +0000

What’s the Magic Behind Graphene’s ‘Magic’ Angle?
By
DAVID H. FREEDMAN
May 28, 2019
https://www.quantamagazine.org/whats-the-magic-behind-graphenes-magic-angle-20190528/

A new theoretical model may help explain the shocking onset of superconductivity in stacked, twisted carbon sheets.

By: Tomi Engdahl

Tomi Engdahl — Tue, 04 Jun 2019 18:14:04 +0000

Europe Has Invested €1 Billion Into Graphene—But For What?
https://spectrum.ieee.org/nanoclast/semiconductors/nanotechnology/europe-has-invested-1-billion-into-graphenebut-for-what

Six years ago, the European Union (EU) embarked on an ambitious project to create a kind of Silicon Valley for the “wonder material” of the last decade: graphene. The project—called the Graphene Flagship—would leverage €1 billion over 10 years to
push graphene into commercial markets.

In the past six years, the Graphene Flagship has spawned nine companies and 46 new graphene-based products. Despite these achievements, there remains a sense among critics that the wonder material has not lived up to expectations

the project’s achievements—or lack thereof—is a barometer for the commercial status of graphene