A 0.8 nm amorphous carbon coating grown on hard disk media matches the protective performance of films three times thicker, ...

Researchers at Rice University and collaborators found that a new carbon material known as monolayer amorphous carbon is eight times tougher than graphene. Credit: Gustavo Raskoksy / Rice University ...

Bongki Shin is a materials science and nanoengineering graduate student at Rice University and a first author on a paper published in the journal Matter. HOUSTON – (Feb. 18, 2025) – Even the strongest ...

According to new research from Rice University, while Edison’s goal was simply to create a longer-lasting electric lamp, the ...

Schematic illustration for the formation NCG during liquid metal dealloying of amorphous manganese-carbon (Mn-C) alloy in a molten bismuth (Bi) to induce selective dissolution of manganese (Mn) atoms ...

When Thomas Alva Edison was painstakingly testing carbonized filaments for his early light bulbs in 1879, he was chasing a practical, long‑lasting glow, not a new form of matter. Yet new laboratory ...

Research published in Matter by Rice University and collaborators reports that MAC, a material recently synthesized at the National University of Singapore, is eight times tougher than graphene.

A recent article in Scientific Reports detailed the characterization of disordered structures in graphene and monolayer hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) induced by low-energy argon ion irradiation. The ...