A boost for graphene-based light detectors: Photoexcited graphene puzzle solved

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Light detection and control lies at the heart of many modern device applications, such as the camera you have in your phone. Using graphene as a light-sensitive material for light detectors can offer significant improvements with respect to materials being used now. For example, graphene can detect light of almost any color, and it gives an extremely fast electronic response within one millionth of a millionth of a second. Thus, in order to properly design graphene-based light detectors it is crucial to understand the processes that take place inside the graphene after it absorbs light.
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Punching holes in graphene to boost hydrogen production

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A research team has created an electrode for hydrogen evolution. A nickel-molybdenum (NiMo) catalyst is wrapped in a 'holey' graphene layer containing nanometer-sized holes. The fringes of the holes are chemically active sites, boosting hydrolysis by accelerating charge transfer and H atom adsorption. Meanwhile, graphene protects the NiMo core from dissolving. Through efficient hydrogen generation in acid solution using non-noble metals, the system potentially allows affordable green energy storage.
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Waterloo chemists create faster and more efficient way to process information

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Chemists have found a much faster and more efficient way to store and process information by expanding the limitations of how the flow of electricity can be used and managed.
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Broken nanodiamonds are forever: Self-generating dry lubricant for industry

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Researchers have created a self-generating, very-low-friction dry lubricant that lasts so long it could almost be confused with forever.
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BepiColombo arrives at Europe’s Spaceport

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The spacecraft of the BepiColombo mission to Mercury have arrived safely at Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, marking the start of six months of preparation to ready the craft for launch.

via ESA Space Science
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/BepiColombo/BepiColombo_arrives_at_Europe_s_Spaceport

Moving home

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BepiColombo gets settled in to its temporary home base at Europe’s Spaceport to prepare for launch to Mercury later this year
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http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/BepiColombo/Highlights/Moving_home