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July 13, 2016

Germs add ripples to make 'groovy' graphene
Chicago IL (SPX) Jul 13, 2016
Graphene, a two-dimensional wonder-material composed of a single layer of carbon atoms linked in a hexagonal chicken-wire pattern, has attracted intense interest for its phenomenal ability to conduct electricity. Now University of Illinois at Chicago researchers have used rod-shaped bacteria - precisely aligned in an electric field, then vacuum-shrunk under a graphene sheet - to introduce nanoscale ripples in the material, causing it to conduct electrons differently in perpendicular directions. Th ... read more

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Neural networks to obtain synthetic petroleum

G20 nations pledge to boost trade despite growing protectionism

11 dead after fire at illegal Chinese coal mine

EU member states approve US data deal

China urged to #CHexit from South China Sea

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