Templated growth technique produces graphene nanoribbons with metallic properties

http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-03-templated-growth-technique-graphene-nanoribbons.html

"A new "templated growth" technique for fabricating nanoribbons of epitaxial graphene has produced structures just 15 to 40 nanometers wide that conduct current with almost no resistance. These structures could address the challenge of connecting graphene devices made with conventional architectures – and set the stage for a new generation of devices that take advantage of the quantum properties of electrons."

New Way to Control Magnetic Properties of Graphene Discovered

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110414091110.htm

"University of Maryland researchers have discovered a way to control magnetic properties of graphene that could lead to powerful new applications in magnetic storage and magnetic random access memory."

Making nanomaterials just got a lot easier

http://io9.com/#!5773631/making-nanomaterials-just-got-a-lot-easier

"This new method could lead to massively easier and cheaper production of nanomaterials."

Bendy batteries a step closer

http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/News/2011/February/25021102.asp

"Scientists from Korea have found that with the use of graphene nanosheets, the fabrication of bendable power sources is possible."

Tuning Graphene Film So It Sheds Water

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/02/110201155628.htm

"Windshields that shed water so effectively that they don't need wipers. Ship hulls so slippery that they glide through the water more efficiently than ordinary hulls."

How do you cut a nanotube? Lots of compression

http://www.medicaldaily.com/news/20101218/4717/how-do-you-cut-a-nanotube-lots-of-compression.htm

"In a paper published this month in the British journal Proceedings of the Royal Society A, researchers at Brown University and in Korea document for the first time how single-walled carbon nanotubes are cut, a finding that could lead to producing more precise, higher-quality nanotubes. Such manufacturing improvements likely would make the nanotubes more attractive for use in automotive, biomedicine, electronics, energy, optics and many other fields."