Top: Atomic force microscopy images of a suspended graphene drum skin before and after optical forging. Bottom: How a material can become stiffer when corrugated. (Image: University of Jyväskylä)
The technique, known as optical forging, could open up a range of novel applications for the material
Coating copper powder with graphene lowers its reflectivity significantly, improving its ability to be printed using lasers. (Image: Uppsala University)
By coating copper powder with graphene, its reflectance can be reduced by 67 per cent
Scientists have developed a cost-efficient and scalable method of rapidly fabricating textiles embedded with energy storage devices using lasers
Liliana Caldero of the Laser Institute of America (LIA), describes how lasers could be used to produce graphene of a quality and quantity ready for use by consumers and businesses
Researchers from Iowa State University have developed a computer-controlled laser process that increases the electrical conductivity of graphene by a thousand times
Graphene 3D Lab presented its recently developed 3D printable graphene battery at the Inside 3D Printing Conference in Santa Clara, CA, USA
