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Chemistry World April 6, 2010 Lewis Brindley	Immune cells fight off nanotubes Carbon nanotubes can be degraded by an enzyme found in human immune cells, report US researchers.
Chemistry World November 7, 2010 Laura Howes	Inhaled nanoparticles, from there to where? US scientists have for the first time shown how the size and surface properties of nanoparticles can affect where they end up in the body after they are inhaled.
Chemistry World June 9, 2011 Sarah Houlton	Asbestos linked to ovarian cancer Women exposed to asbestos fibers through work were one-and-three-quarter times more likely to develop ovarian cancer
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 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.
Technology Research News December 1, 2004	Smart Dust Gets Magnetic One of the main challenges in making labs-on-a-chip is finding ways to control and mix tiny amounts of liquids. Researchers are using minuscule silicon particles to carry out these tasks.
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 January 7, 2014 Emma Stoye	Warning over graphene investment scams The UK Financial Conduct Authority has warned investors to beware of scams involving graphene, as evidence of a graphene investment company was found on a computer belonging to a suspected 'boiler room' company.
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 July 21, 2010 Carol Stanier	Building up graphene nanoribbons By using small molecule precursors, scientists have found a way to precisely build up sought after graphene nanoribbons, and make them in different shapes.
HHMI Bulletin May 2012 Alexander Gelfand	Sticky-Fingered Culprit Researchers are discovering how the blood's wound-healing platelets have a hand in metastasis as well.
Chemistry World July 7, 2013 Anthony King	Green graphene band-aid Scientists have revealed that graphene kills bacteria by slicing through their membranes and yanking out their phospholipids. They say graphene could become a new type of 'green' antimicrobial material for everyday use.
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.
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.
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.
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 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 March 13, 2012 Laura Howes	Children's lungs are more susceptible to nanoparticles Infant lungs are particularly prone to nanoparticle deposition, be it from pollution or inhaled medicines, as air flows differently inside them, say US researchers.
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 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 July 30, 2007 Simon Hadlington	Graphene Sensor Achieves Ultimate Sensitivity An international team of researchers has achieved the ultimate in sensitivity - a gas sensor capable of detecting a single molecule. The sensor is based on graphene, a sheet of carbon a single atom thick.
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 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
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 October 27, 2011 Carl Saxton	Graphene and Zeolite Team up for Catalysis Scientists have incorporated graphene into zeolites to increase their photocatalytic activity for applications such as water and air purification, dye degradation and self-cleaning and anti-bacterial surfaces.
Chemistry World November 1, 2013 Laura Howes	UK failing to capitalize on graphene A new policy statement from the Institution of Mechanical Engineers warns that while UK universities lead the world in graphene development, the country's poor commercialization of the material could see it fall behind.
Chemistry World February 28, 2007 Richard Van Noorden	First Graphene Transistors May Herald Future of Electronic Chips Researchers claim to have created the world's first practical transistors cut from ribbons of graphene, a single layer of carbon atoms.
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 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 October 13, 2010 James Urquhart	Aerosol theory solidifies An international team of researchers has found that atmospheric aerosol particles long thought to be liquid can in fact be amorphous solids. The discovery could improve atmospheric models and climate predictions.
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.
IEEE Spectrum August 2008 Neil Savage	Graphene Could Make Nonvolatile Molecular Memory European researchers build graphene-based switches
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 January 29, 2015 Jennifer Newton	Graphene looks to doped superbenzene to overcome electronic hurdles Building graphene from carefully-modified superbenzene segments has been proposed as a way to help graphene overcome a major stumbling block limiting its application in electronic devices.
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 November 9, 2015 Philippa Matthews	A step forward for graphene walkers Scientists in China have developed a graphene-based paper which can fold itself into predesigned shapes when exposed to light or gentle heat.
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 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 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.
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 August 8, 2014 Jennifer Newton	Graphene springs into action Researchers in China are hoping to expand the unconventional applications of graphene with their introduction of graphene springs that can function as actuators.
Chemistry World April 18, 2012 Josh Howgego	Silicene Grown for (Probably) the First Time A one atom-thick layer of silicon - a material dubbed silicene - has been created for perhaps the first time. If fully tamed, this material might match graphene's useful electrical properties.
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 July 5, 2009 Simon Hadlington	Novel chemical approach to graphene Researchers in the US have devised a new way to create graphene - sheets of carbon one atom thick that have extraordinary electronic properties - based upon a detailed understanding of the chemical structure of an important precursor of the material, graphite oxide.
Chemistry World April 5, 2012 Simon Hadlington	Graphene puts wet chemistry under the microscope Scientists in the US and Korea have shown that the single-atom thick carbon membrane can be used as a cover slip for an electron microscope to allow atomic-resolution observations of wet chemistry - something that is notoriously tricky to achieve.
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
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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.