Did Thomas Edison Create Graphene More Than 130 Years Before it Was Officially Invented? Christopher Plain·January 29, 2026Experiments with identical replicas of Thomas Edison's original light bulbs shows the inventor may have accidentally created graphene
Researchers Just Created an Electron Beam Generator Using the Lead Tip of a Mechanical Pencil Micah Hanks·August 20, 2025Researchers have used the lead tip of a mechanical pencil to produce a low-cost, high-performance electron beam generator.
Rare Hexagonal Diamond is Finally Created in the Lab, Overturning Decades of Controversy Micah Hanks·February 18, 2025For the first time, researchers in China have synthetically produced a nearly pure hexagonal diamond, marking a significant breakthrough in materials science.
‘Bizarre’ and ‘Exotic’ Properties of 2D Materials Magically Transferred to 3D Materials Christopher Plain·August 4, 2023Properties referred to as "exotic" and "bizarre" that previously only existed in 2D materials have been magically transferred to the 3D realm.
