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James Tour’s Life in Science
November 18th, 2013James M. Tour’s life in science, as detailed in R&D Magazine. http://www.rdmag.com/articles/2013/12/inspired-chemistry
Mix of graphene nanoribbons, polymer has potential for cars, soda, beer
October 11th, 2013A discovery at Rice aims to make vehicles that run on compressed natural gas more practical. It might also prolong the shelf life of bottled beer and soda. James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Chair in Chemistry and professor of mechanical engineering and materials science and of computer science, is quoted; Rice graduate student […]
Atom-thin graphene beats steel, silicon; a patent ‘land rush’
August 28th, 2013James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Chair in Chemistry and professor of mechanical engineering and materials science and of computer science, comments on his lab’s filings for graphene patents. StockHouse.com http://bit.ly/1aPHgKO
Cheap substitute for silicon grows from carbon nanotube ‘seeds’
August 28th, 2013Rice has been a hotbed of carbon nanotube cookery, the most recent development being a technique for “unzipping” carbon nanotubes to form ribbons of graphene. http://bit.ly/1aLE2b6
What is graphene? 5 incredible facts about the ‘miracle material’ you need to know
August 27th, 2013The extraordinary features and benefits of graphene make it sound like it was taken out of a comic book, but graphene must overcome several obstacles related to viability before it’s ready for mass usage. James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Chair in Chemistry and professor of mechanical engineering and materials science and of computer […]
Making narrow nanoribbons the easy way
August 23rd, 2013Rice researchers developed a new method to make very narrow nanoribbons from graphene. James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Chair in Chemistry and professor of mechanical engineering and materials science and of computer science, is quoted. NanotechWeb.org http://bit.ly/14mWYJx
Supermaterial is stronger than graphene and diamonds
August 19th, 2013Large flakes of graphene oxide are the essential ingredient in a new recipe for robust carbon fiber created at Rice. James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Chair in Chemistry and professor of mechanical engineering and materials science and of computer science, and Rice graduate student Changsheng Xiang are quoted. PaceToday.com (Similar stories appeared in […]
Water clears path for nanoribbon development
August 16th, 2013James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Chair in Chemistry and professor of mechanical engineering and materials science and of computer science, and graduate student Vera Abramova are quoted in an article about the development of graphene nanoribbons. Graduate student Alexander Slesarev is mentioned. SpaceDaily.com http://bit.ly/16Qb9FA
Not-weak knots bolster carbon fiber
August 13th, 2013Large flakes of graphene oxide are the essential ingredient in a new recipe for robust carbon fiber created at Rice. James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Chair in Chemistry and professor of mechanical engineering and materials science and of computer science, is quoted. Printed Electronics World http://bit.ly/147t489
Water mask enables graphene ‘nanoribbon’ etching
August 2nd, 2013James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Chair in Chemistry and professor of mechanical engineering and materials science and of computer science, is quoted in an article about the development of graphene nanoribbons. Graduate students Vera Abramova and Alexander Slesarev are also mentioned. The Engineer http://bit.ly/16JXX4J Microelectronics receive liquid boost LaboratoryTalk.com http://bit.ly/14nXidh