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• Controlling molecules on graphene could lead to microscopic switches

  Researchers at the University of California-Berkeley and Imperial College London have developed a means for controlling the charge state of single organic molecules that have been attached to graphene sheets, which could be used as molecular switches in electronic devices. details>>

• Graphene added to Silly Putty creates sensitive electromechanical sensors

  Researchers at Graphene Flagship at Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland) and the National Graphene Institute (NGI) at the University of Manchester made a surprising breakthrough when graphene was added to polysilicone polymer (otherwise known as Silly Putty) and demonstrated electrical conductivity. details>>

• Japanese researchers create hydrogen at lower temperatures

  Researchers at Waseda University (Shinjuku, Japan) have developed a method for producing hydrogen at temperatures more than 500 degrees cooler than the standard process and have been able to explain the mechanics of surface protonics for the first time. details>>

• Duke researchers use silver nanowires to create inks for printing circuits

  Researchers at Duke University are developing conductive ink-jet printer inks using metal nanoparticles suspended in liquids to print inexpensive circuit patterns on any surface and without the need for heat to make sure that they work. details>>

• Syracuse researchers improve heat transfer in boiling

  Syracuse University researchers have discovered a method for early evaporation of the microlayer at the base of a bubble in boiling water that enhances the critical heat flux (CHF) and improves the efficiency of boiling heat transfer. details>>

• Magnetically activated thermal switches developed using nanofluids

  Portuguese researchers from the Institute of Physics of Materials at the University of Porto and the National Associate Laboratory Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology have developed a new magnetically activated thermal switch that utilizes the properties of magnetic nanofluids (ferrofluids). details>>

• Stanford researchers create chip just three atoms thick

  A team of engineers at Stanford University have developed a method for producing molybdenum disulfide crystals that are only three atoms thick but large enough to form a chip, in what could be a breakthrough for the mass-production of atomically thin materials for electronics. details>>

• Microwaves could lead to rapid and mass production of graphene

  A team of researchers from the Rutgers University Institute for Advanced Materials, Devices, and Nanotechnology worked with engineers from Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (NSIT) in South Korea to discover that using a microwave oven can quickly produce high-quality graphene. details>>

• Bacteria-powered battery built on a single sheet of paper

  Scientists at Binghamton University in Binghamton, N.Y. have created a battery that is powered by bacteria and is as thin as a single sheet of paper that could be used to power disposable electronics. details>>

• Penn State researchers introduce more stable polymers to electrical circuits

  A team of researchers at Penn State University have determined that by controlling the order and arrangement of fluorinated polymer chains in the semiconductor interface that will break the universally accepted relationship between charge mobility and charge storage capacity of the dielectric layer. details>>