Carbon nanotechnology

Abstract: New methods to graphene and graphene devices will be presented. This will include laser- induced graphene for making graphene in the air at room temperature from almost any carbon substrate, including polymers, wood, food and cotton. Also, described will be a method to make what is called “flash graphene” in bulk from any carbon source, including plastic waste, in 100 milliseconds using no lasers, solvents or gases. The flash graphene process is being scaled to the multi-ton level. Similarly, flash routes to other new materials phases will be described.

Bio: James M. Tour, a synthetic organic chemist, is the T. T. and W. F. Chao Professor of Chemistry, Professor of Computer Science, and Professor of Materials Science and NanoEngineering at Rice University. He has over 700 research publications and over 140 patent families, with an h-index of 147 and total citations of 104,000. Tour was awarded the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Centenary Prize for innovations in materials chemistry with applications in medicine and nanotechnology. He has been inducted into the National Academy of Inventors, named among “The 50 Most Influential Scientists in the World Today” by TheBestSchools.org, listed in “The World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds” by Thomson Reuters ScienceWatch.com, and named “Scientist of the Year” by R&D Magazine. He was twice given the George R. Brown Award for Superior Undergraduate Teaching at Rice University.

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