Hybrid electrolyte enhances supercapacitance in vertical graphene nanosheets

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Supercapacitors can store more energy than and are preferable to batteries because they are able to charge faster, mainly due to the vertical graphene nanosheets that are larger and positioned closer together. Using VGNs as the material for supercapacitor electrodes offers advantages that can be enhanced depending on how the material is grown, treated and prepared to work with electrolytes.
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Quantum waltz of electrons hints at the next generation of chips

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Researchers have successfully measured some of the quantum properties of electrons in two-dimensional semiconductors. This work in the field of spintronics could one day lead to chips that are not only smaller but that also generate less heat.
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Two Super-Earths around red dwarf K2-18

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New research has revealed that a little-known exoplanet called K2-18b could well be a scaled-up version of Earth. Just as exciting, the same researchers also discovered for the first time that the planet has a neighbor.
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WASP-18b has smothering stratosphere without water

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Scientists have found evidence that the oversized planet WASP-18b is wrapped in a smothering stratosphere loaded with carbon monoxide and devoid of water.
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The bacterial community on the International Space Station resembles homes

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Microbiologists have analyzed swabs taken by astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) and compared them with samples from homes on earth as well as the Human Microbiome Project. This work, part of a nationwide citizen science project called Project MERCCURI, found that the microbial community in this unique habitat was very diverse and more closely resembled that of homes than of humans.
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Arantxa Maestre joins Graphenea from Intel

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Graphenea is happy to announce that Arantxa Maestre has joined Graphenea as a Research Scientist, moving from Intel Corporation. Arantxa obtained her degree in Physical Chemistry in 2007 from the University of Basque Country (UPV-EHU). From January 2006 to August 2007 she participated in an internship program at IMEC (Interuniversity microelectronic center) in Belgium, specialising in surface functionalization with self-assembled monolayers and electroless placement of gold nanoparticles, in the semiconductor field. In October 2007 she started her PhD in Chemistry at the Katholik University of Leuven (Belgium), graduating in June 2012. During this time she performed research in alternative semiconductor industry materials, in the field of CMOS technology BEOL and advanced copper interconnects. She joined Intel Europe and worked as an assignee based at IMEC until May 2013 when she moved to the Components Research Division at Intel research Headquarters in Oregon (USA). She joined Graphenea in October 2017 as a research scientist for high quality CVD graphene development.

Arantxa has joined our team of 24, most of them scientists, that makes sure we can meet all demands our customers may place on us and that also keeps Graphenea at the forefront of graphene science and technology, a key component of our business strategy.

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