This illustration depicts a new technique that uses a pulsing laser to create synthetic nanodiamond films and patterns from graphite, with potential applications from biosensors to computer chips.

Graphite beneficiation and purification remain pivotal to maximising the value and applicability of graphite in advanced technologies. A combination of physical and chemical processes – such as ...

(Nanowerk News) A group of scientists from Osaka University, in cooperation with Kaneka Corporation, evaluated the interplanar bond strength of graphene by measuring the elastic constant of graphite, ...