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Chemistry World January 28, 2008 Lewis Brindley	Graphene Sheets with Less Flap Researchers in Australia have developed a new way to make graphene, the atom-thin sheets that stack together to make the graphite found in pencil lead.
Chemistry World September 25, 2008 Simon Hadlington	Graphene racks up the charge Researchers in the US have used graphene, sheets of carbon that are just one atom thick, to improve the performance of energy-storage devices which could supersede batteries in electric cars.
Chemistry World June 17, 2012 Harriet Brewerton	Back to carbon black Scientists in Singapore have discovered the potential of a readily available material that could be used to replace expensive graphene analogues in a wide range of electrochemical processes.
Chemistry World January 25, 2012 Kate McAlpine	Conjuring graphene oxide from thin air Researchers on the hunt for a better way to recycle carbon dioxide have turned it into graphene oxide.
Chemistry World December 10, 2008 Hayley Birch	New routes to gram-scale graphene Australian researchers have reported making grams of graphene using nothing more complicated than sodium and ethanol
Chemistry World June 23, 2011 Carl Saxton	Graphene goes 3D Scientists in China have developed a quick and easy procedure for preparing 3D graphene in water, enhancing graphene's properties so that it can be used in supercapacitors, to store hydrogen and as a catalyst support.
Scientific American February 2009 Steven Ashley	Graphene Electronics Inches Closer to Mass Production These carbon nanosheets are considered the future of smaller, faster and cheaper electronics
Chemistry World March 15, 2012 Jon Cartwright	DVD player burns graphene to disc Chemists in the US have used a standard DVD player to reduce films of graphite oxide to graphene.
Chemistry World October 3, 2013 Jon Cartwright	Graphene targets water treatment and carbon capture Researchers in South Korea have demonstrated that a membrane based on graphene and graphene oxide makes an effective filter to separate carbon dioxide from nitrogen gas.
Chemistry World June 10, 2010 Carol Stainer	Hot tip makes light work of graphene circuit US researchers have 'drawn' tiny conductive lines on an insulating graphene oxide surface using the heated tip of an atomic force microscope that changes the local chemistry of the surface.
Chemistry World November 18, 2009 Lewis Brindley	Ironing graphene sheets flat Rather than leaving 'ripples' characteristic of graphene sheets, the technique produces 'ultra flat' graphene which could be very useful for electrical applications.
Chemistry World May 3, 2012 Tegan Thomas	Rapid synthesis of graphene capsules A rapid route to synthesize graphene capsules has been developed by researchers in the US and Korea. The capsules can be nano-engineered on demand and show promise in oil absorption.
Chemistry World May 9, 2013 Emma Stoye	Understanding defects in graphene The products of thermally exfoliating graphite oxide to make graphene are much more complex than previously thought, new research shows.
Chemistry World October 5, 2010 Phillip Broadwith	Graphene scoops the physics Nobel This year's Nobel prize for physics has been awarded to Andre Geim and Kostya Novoselov for the discovery of graphene - single-atom-thick layers of carbon.
Chemistry World September 8, 2011 Jon Cartwright	Wonder material not so wonderful Contrary to the widely held view, chemists think graphene electrodes are mostly ineffective at transferring electrons, implying that graphene is a poor choice for sensing applications.
Chemistry World June 20, 2010 Simon Hadlington	First graphene touchscreen Researchers in Korea and Japan have fabricated films of graphene - planar sheets of carbon one atom thick - measuring tens of centimetres.
Chemistry World April 22, 2014 Tim Wogan	Graphene made in a kitchen blender Suspensions of high quality graphene can be produced quickly and cheaply using a common industrial mixer, researchers in Ireland have discovered.
IEEE Spectrum November 2010 Sinitskii & Tour	Graphene Electronics, Unzipped By unrolling tiny carbon tubes, you can produce superthin sheets with truly extraordinary electronic properties
Chemistry World October 19, 2011 Kate McAlpine	Ironing Out the Wrinkles in Graphene Ribbon Fabrication Building graphene on a wrinkled surface allows researchers to cut out parallel graphene nanoribbons.
Chemistry World June 21, 2012 Phillip Broadwith	Building nanographene by organic synthesis Japanese scientists are making tiny fragments of graphene using direct cross-coupling of C-H bonds to determine what effect size and edge geometry have on the properties of carbon materials.
Chemistry World January 26, 2012 David Bradley	Leaky graphene oxide lets water pour through UK researchers have created a graphene-based membrane that allows water through but not helium.
Chemistry World July 10, 2012 Yuandi Li	Flattening nanotubes produces better graphene Graphene (single-layer graphite) has become a worldwide phenomenon and, with its incredible properties, is expected to have a huge impact in various fields. However, one of the biggest obstacles to its widespread industrial use is large scale production.
Chemistry World April 3, 2014 Tim Wogan	Growing great graphene on germanium Macroscopic films of monolayer, single crystalline graphene free of the defects that dog other production methods have been grown on germanium.
Chemistry World January 29, 2009 James Urquhart	Graphene to graphane by chemical conversion An international research team have successfully converted graphene - sheets of carbon just a single layer of atoms thick - into its hydrogenated equivalent, graphane.
Chemistry World July 1, 2014 Hamish Crawford	Graphene oxide stands the test of time Man has been eating graphene oxide in barbecued meat for millennia
Chemistry World April 9, 2015 Richard Massey	Graphene oxide diversifies soil bacteria Soil bacteria communities become richer and more diverse on exposure to graphene oxide, new research shows.
Chemistry World July 23, 2012 David Bradley	The buzz about finding new allotropes Researchers in China have homed in on possible new allotropes of carbon, silicon and germanium using a particle swarm structure search technique.
Chemistry World October 12, 2012 Jon Cartwright	An ultralight graphene structure for all seasons Chemists in China claim to have created the lightest graphene framework to date. The material, which is light enough to rest on a dandelion seed head, is also fire resistant and has record-breaking adsorption and capacitance.
Chemistry World August 13, 2012 Hayley Birch	Graphene reactions driven by substrate not reactant In chemical reactions, the reactants determine the level of reactivity. Not for graphene though -- the one-atom-thick sheets of carbon can react vigorously or barely at all to the same chemicals, depending on the substrate they're sitting on.
Reactive Reports November 2007 David Bradley	Cats Don't Work Like That Scientists have discovered that the three-way catalytic converter in your car converts carbon monoxide into carbon dioxide in two reaction steps, instead of a single step as previously thought.
Chemistry World November 15, 2006 Michael Gross	Nanoribbons Put Electrons in a Spin A small ribbon made of the carbon honeycomb pattern found in graphite and nanotubes could display intriguing electronic properties and serve as a material for spin-based electronics (spintronics), researchers have predicted.
Chemistry World April 24, 2015 Harriet Brewerton	Disrupting graphene Scientists across the field of 2D materials have put forward a roadmap to steer graphene research off the drawing board, to a point where it emerges within disruptive technologies that alter people's lives the world over.
Chemistry World September 2011	Graphene by the kilo Durham Graphene Science founder Karl Coleman is forging ahead in production of single-layer carbon. Sarah Houlton talks to the 2011 Chemistry World entrepreneur of the year
Geotimes December 2003 Sara Pratt	Super-hard graphite Compressed graphite does not become diamond, but instead becomes a "super-hard" form of graphite. The new material has many potential industrial applications, for example as a structural component or perhaps for use in high-pressure scientific instruments.
Chemistry World August 29, 2012 James Urquhart	Graphene--boron nitride stitching to sew up electronics The race to create ultrathin, transparent and flexible electronic devices using graphene -- the most conductive material known to exist -- has a promising new contender.
Chemistry World February 3, 2011 Mike Brown	Exfoliating layered materials Layered materials can be separated into individual sheets with enhanced electronic properties using a new quick and simple method, says an international team of researchers.
Chemistry World September 26, 2012 James Urquhart	Graphene speaks volumes Graphene might be a suitable material, particularly owing to its high thermal conductivity, very low heat capacity and its ability to form free-standing membranes. Single and multiple layers of graphene can generate thermoacoustic sound on a range of substrates.
Chemistry World January 17, 2012 Simon Hadlington	Rainbow Hued Graphene Oxide Repels Water Scientists in China have used a laser to carve out a pattern of ridges and valleys on layered graphene oxide to mimic two of nature's tricks in one go - iridescence and superhydrophobicity.
Chemistry World May 9, 2010 Hayley Birch	Filming fullerene formation Real-time, atomic level microscopy has revealed that the round, cage-like structures of fullerenes can form directly from sheets containing large numbers of carbon atoms.
Chemistry World May 27, 2008 Hayley Birch	Nanomembranes get tough A new chemical approach to making strong carbon films less than 5nm thick could help speed their use in molecular sieves and flexible displays, according to researchers in the US.
Chemistry World July 30, 2015 Ida Emilie Steinmark	Kirigami graphene makes microscale devices Graphene can be used to create kirigami springs that maintain their conductivity when stretched.
Chemistry World May 13, 2011 Laura Howes	New carbon material boosts supercapacitors A new carbon based material for supercapacitor electrodes could allow them to store the same amount of energy as a lead-acid battery but with much faster charge times.
Chemistry World June 19, 2015	Graphene beyond the hype For the past 10 years, graphene has popped up in many headlines. Emma Stoye looks at whether current progress matches up to the promises.
Chemistry World November 2011 Philip Ball	Column: The Crucible Growing graphene by CVD might benefit from an initial injection of hexagonality to start off on the right footing.
IEEE Spectrum July 2012 Alexander Hellemans	The Quest for 2-D Silicon Silicene -- the silicon analogue to graphene -- could have amazing electronic abilities
Chemistry World July 8, 2011 Yuandi Li	Loudspeakers in your window Korean scientists have used graphene sheets to make a transparent and lightweight loudspeaker which, they say, can be attached to windows and computer screens.
Chemistry World June 19, 2009 Lewis Brindley	Cutting graphene to ribbons American researchers have used nickel nanoparticles as 'atomic-scale scissors' to cutgraphene sheets into useful pieces.
Technology Research News November 3, 2004 Eric Smalley	Ultrathin carbon speeds circuits Researchers have found that the equivalent of unrolled carbon nanotubes -- sheets of carbon atoms only a few atoms thick -- have comparable electrical properties and are more compatible with today's chipmaking methods. It could be used practically within five years
Chemistry World February 1, 2012 Steve Down	The world's strongest fibers The toughest polymer yarn of all time has been made by mixing a polymer with sheets of reduced graphene oxide and carbon nanotubes during spinning.
Chemistry World December 4, 2006 Richard Van Noorden	Hydrogen Gets Promiscuous Hydrogen is a more promiscuous element than chemists have appreciated: it can form up to six strong chemical bonds in some solids, researchers report.