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Researchers at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute developed a new rechargeable lithium battery that is completely made of carbon components. Unlike traditional lithium-ion batteries, this new battery is made without toxic metal cobalt.

A team of researchers from the George Washington University has developed high-performance ultracapacitors that are low cost and could lead to a boost in performance for electric vehicles and portable electronics.

A group of Chinese scientists created electricity with a drop of saltwater being drug across a layer of graphene. When saltwater contacts graphene, an equal charge is created on both sides.

A team of researchers at Georgia Tech have discovered a way to use graphene to transport electrons with virtually no resistance. Known as ballistic transport, this property is accomplished when electrons travel through graphene nanoribbons and behave more like optical waveguides or quantum dots.

A study by A*STAR Institute of High Performance Computing in Singapore has found that using a layer of graphene could be more efficient and cost effective than a layer of idium tin oxide (ITO) traditionally used in the production of solar panels.

Through funding sponsored by the National Science Foundation, researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed graphene-based nano-antennas. Utilizing the unique electronic properties of graphene, they are working to connect these devices powered by small amounts of energy.

A team of Columbia Engineering researchers have taken advantage of graphene’s special properties and have developed a nano-mechanical system that can produce FM signals and created the world’s smallest FM radio transmitter.