Graphene amps up night-vision technology

Movies such as 1987’s Predator, in which an alien who sees in the infrared hunts down Arnold Schwarzenegger and his team, introduced a generation of sci-fi fans to thermal imaging.

Grant awarded to study key energy materials

Researchers at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, will use a $374,621 federal grant to investigate fundamental properties of materials that are considered key to advances in energy generation, storage, and conversion.

Boron-doped graphene enhances sensor sensitivity

An international team of researchers, led by Pennsylvania State University, State College, developed ultrasensitive gas sensors based on the infusion of boron atoms into the tightly bound matrix of carbon atoms known as graphene.