A remarkable study led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory answers a decades-old question in nuclear science: Do tiny pores in ...

ORNL researchers confirmed that graphite's porosity does not impair its role as a moderator in nuclear reactors, ensuring its ...

It is hard to imagine that graphite, the soft "lead" of pencils, can be transformed into a form that competes in strength with its molecular cousin diamond. It is hard to imagine that graphite, the ...

Researchers created an environment in a microwave oven to successfully convert raw coal powder into nano-graphite, which is used as a lubricant and in items ranging from fire extinguishers to lithium ...

Scientists have seen something magical happening inside graphite, the stuff that your pencil lead is made of: Heat moved in waves at the speed of sound. That's pretty rad for a couple of reasons: Heat ...

In experiments at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, a powerful X-ray laser blasted solid carbon crystals into a liquid and plasma even faster than expected, raising new questions about how these ...

Image: Raman spectroscopy of a lunar sample collected by Apollo 17 reveals graphite whiskers, shown in yellow. Image credit: Andrew Steele, Carnegie Institution. Larger view Image: Raman spectroscopy ...

Peter Roy Carney was the longtime CEO of Chicago-based Superior Graphite Co., a family company that manufactures and processes graphite used in the making of iron castings and in energy materials and ...