Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New research suggests Thomas Edison’s early light bulbs may have unknowingly produced graphene more than a century ago. (CREDIT: ...

Decorative bulbs are a popular choice for home décor, especially those in the Edison style. They look like something straight out of an episode of Hipster Dream Home, if such a series existed. These ...

The carbon filament used in Edison’s 1897 light bulb experiments generated the precise amount of heat needed to produce graphene—a substance that is vital for quantum physics experimentation and ...

What do Thomas Edison and Nobel Prize in physics winners Konstantin Novoselov and Andre Geim have in common? According to a recent publication from the lab of Rice University’s James Tour, it could be ...

Graphene is a two-dimensional lattice of carbon atoms arranged in a hexagonal pattern, renowned for its exceptional electrical conductivity, thermal transport, and mechanical strength. Turbostratic ...

According to new research from Rice University, while Edison’s goal was simply to create a longer-lasting electric lamp, the extreme conditions created inside Edison’s carbon filament bulbs in those ...