The graphite found in your favorite pencil could have instead been the diamond your mother always wears. What made the difference? Researchers are finding out. How molten carbon crystallizes into ...

Scientists have watched a molecule move across a graphite surface in unprecedented detail. It turns out this particular molecule moves like a Moon lander -- and the insights hold potential for future ...

Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE:XOM) has invented a type of graphite that can extend the life of electric-vehicle batteries by as ...

Given the growing importance of graphite in energy storage technologies, a team of Northwestern researchers has conducted a study exploring ways to reduce reliance on imports of the in high-demand ...

Researchers solved the stability issues of fullerene anodes, paving the way for lithium-ion batteries that charge faster and ...

Natural graphite is not only mined and sold; it is engineered, refined and embedded into materials designed to meet increasingly demanding industrial specifications. Its high electrical and thermal ...

Graphite materials — renowned for their remarkable electrical conductivity, thermal stability, and chemical resilience — are ...

Molten carbon can crystallize into diamond or graphite, but it has been difficult to study this process. New simulations show that graphite can sometimes "hijack" the pathway that would lead to ...