Graphite, a crystalline form of carbon, is an element mineral composed of carbon alone. Because it effectively diffract or transmit radiations such as x-rays, it is used as optical elements of ...

Interstellar space may be strewn with tiny whiskers of carbon, dimming the light of far-away objects. This discovery may have implications for the "dark energy" hypothesis, proposed a decade ago in ...

Researchers of Eindhoven University of Technology and the Radboud University Nijmegen in The Netherlands have shown that ordinary graphite is a permanent magnet at room temperature because it can ...

Ever increasing effort has been put into developing graphite-based devices. There remains, however, much to be elucidated about fundamental properties of graphite and about controlling of device ...

As electric vehicles and personal portable electronics become more ubiquitous, researchers are trying to solve some of the major limitations of current lithium-ion battery technology, which uses a ...

Graphite is a naturally occurring form of carbon composed of carbon atom layers stacked on top of each other. These layers are loosely bonded, allowing them to slide past one another and giving ...

We are at a critical time and supporting climate journalism is more important than ever. Science News and our parent organization, the Society for Science, need your help to strengthen environmental ...

Scientists have seen something magical happening inside graphite, the stuff that your pencil lead is made of: Heat moved in waves at the speed of sound. That's pretty rad for a couple of reasons: Heat ...

A sample image of the mirror-smooth graphite film and its transmission electron microscopy image. Courtesy of IBS. A South Korean research team has developed a production technology for high-quality ...

TRU Group Inc, Tucson AZ Toronto ON release October 27, 2014 – Graphite consultants TRU Group Inc says that the latest China monthly graphite export data supports the idea of some graphite price ...