Neowin News Feed for: Graphene

The "miracle material" has been bent like never before

Sayan Sen — Sat, 02 Aug 2025 21:30:02 +0000

Physicists discover a counterintuitive method that makes "miracle material" dramatically more stretchable, challenging long-held assumptions about its mechanical limits. Read more...

Samsung phones could see massive battery improvements in just a year due to graphene

Muhammad Jarir Kanji — Tue, 13 Aug 2019 15:00:02 +0000

Prolific leakster Evan Blass believes Samsung will have at least one phone with a graphene battery by 2020 or 2021. The change in battery tech would afford phones a massive boost in longevity. Read more...

Samsung develops fast charging battery material

Paul Hill — Tue, 28 Nov 2017 17:24:01 +0000

Samsung has developed a graphene ball material which can allow batteries to reach a full charge in just 12 minutes. The company suggests the material can be used in phones and electric vehicles. Read more...

This week in science: Sir Berners-Lee awarded, and new water desalination technology

Gabriel Nunes — Sat, 08 Apr 2017 19:18:01 +0000

Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web, was granted the Computer Science's version of the Nobel Prize. Also, researchers have developed graphene-based water desalination technology. Read more...

Samsung doubles lithium battery capacity with graphene and silicon

Vlad Dudau — Fri, 26 Jun 2015 09:56:01 +0000

Working together with researchers in South Korea, Samsung has managed to create a battery that holds twice the charge that our regular ones do. The company did this by using graphene and silicon. Read more...

Researchers create new material and one-atom-thick transistors

Vlad Dudau — Thu, 05 Feb 2015 14:44:01 +0000

Scientists have made a breakthrough in efficiently manufacturing a whole new material that might revolutionize computing and chip manufacturing. Despite the news, the technology is many years away. Read more...

'Deep-fried' graphene pom-poms might be the future of batteries

Vlad Dudau — Mon, 19 Jan 2015 09:16:01 +0000

A new process has been developed that allows scientists to create graphene 'pom-poms' which have impressive electrical properties. This process might hold the key to a new generation of batteries. Read more...

Zap&Go graphene supercapacitor charger near campaign end

Boyd Chan — Sat, 13 Dec 2014 01:32:01 +0000

Zap&Go, the first commercial graphene supercapacitor charger offering five minute charging and portability, will soon wrap up its successful Indiegogo campaign. Read more...

Graphene battery research by Samsung experiences breakthrough in manufacturing process

Dmitry Dolinsky — Mon, 07 Apr 2014 04:38:26 +0000

Samsung has now finally grasped the manufacturing process, and stated that in partnership with Sungkyunkwan University, SAID has become the first to harness the benefits of graphene in manufacturing. Read more...

Will a future Nokia Lumia Windows Phone be made of graphene?

John Callaham — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 14:52:52 +0000

The Graphene Flagship Consortium, which has Nokia as a member, received a grand of one billion euros this week from the European Union to continue their research with the super strong material. Read more...

IBM creates new high speed circuits

Stefano Elia — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 20:53:36 +0000

IBM researchers have created a new type of high speed Graphene circuit that has the potential to transform several of the everyday electronics that many people have around their homes. The ultra-thin material supposedly has... Read more...