External press release
12 May 2022

Could Graphene by the Answer to the Semiconductor Shortage?
Semiconductors, which date back to the 19th century, are used everywhere in electronic devices, from automobile systems and air conditioners to laser treatment in cutting-edge medical systems. The continuing global shortage in semiconductors impacts how high-tech products are made around the world — the automotive industry alone is expected to lose $210 billion in revenue, with major players like BMW, Volkswagen and Ford already reporting the effects.
28 Feb 2022

Graphene Sensor Rapidly Detects Opioid Metabolites in Wastewater
The unique properties of the atom-thick sheet of carbon, known as graphene, enabled a new penny-sized, multiplexed bio-sensor that's the first to detect opioid byproducts in wastewater. The novel device is the first to use graphene-based field effect transistors to detect four different synthetic and natural opioids at once, while shielding them from wastewater's harsh elements.
9 Nov 2020

Tomorrow's Tech Using Ink-Jet Printed Graphene
Researchers have cracked the conundrum of how to use inks to 3D-print novel electronic devices with useful properties, such as an ability to convert light into electricity. The study shows that it is possible to jet inks, containing tiny flakes of 2D materials such as graphene, to build up and mesh together the different layers of these complex, customised structures.
5 Mar 2019

Graphene as an Electronic Material: An Assessment
In this slide presentation we give an assessment of graphene as an electronic material.
14 Feb 2019

Converting Wi-Fi signals to electricity with new 2-D materials
Imagine a world where smartphones, laptops, wearables, and other electronics are powered without batteries. Researchers from MIT and elsewhere have taken a step in that direction, with the first fully flexible device that can convert energy from Wi-Fi signals into electricity that could power electronics.
19 Dec 2018

New property in graphene for better solar panels
A new mechanism for ultra-efficient charge and energy flow in graphene, opening up opportunities for developing new types of light-harvesting devices.
18 Dec 2017

Engineers create artificial graphene
Researchers are the first to observe the electronic structure of graphene in an engineered semiconductor; finding could lead to progress in advanced optoelectronics and data processing.
2 Aug 2017

Transparent, flexible solar cells
Imagine a future in which solar cells are all around us — on windows and walls, cell phones, laptops, and more.
16 Dec 2016

Ground-breaking production method to accelerate graphene revolution
An innovative new cheap and simple mass production technique, developed by the University of Exeter, is set to open up the global potential of the 'wonder' material graphene.
18 Feb 2016

Graphene leans on glass to advance electronics
Despite being heralded as a breakthrough "wonder material," graphene has been slow to leap into commercial and industrial products and processes.
28 Dec 2015

Graphene nanoribbons get metallic
Researchers have succeeded in experimentally realizing metallic graphene nanoribbons that are only 5 carbon atoms wide.
20 Oct 2014

A step closer to revolutionizing electronics
Scientists have discovered a new self-assembly method for producing defect-free graphene nanoribbons with periodic zigzag-edge regions.
7 Feb 2014

EV Battery and Supercapacitor
Lessons from PE USA Supercapacitor Conference and Visits End 2013
2 Oct 2013

Graphene moves beyond the hype at the Graphene LIVE! USA Event
The Graphene LIVE! USA event has lined up top-class speakers for its business-orientated conference and tradeshow on graphene.
16 May 2013

Graphene's high-speed seesaw
A new transistor capable of revolutionising technologies for medical imaging and security screening has been developed by graphene researchers from the Universities of Manchester and Nottingham.
22 Oct 2012

NYSERDA awards $2M for new batteries and supercapacitors
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority has awarded $250,000 to each of eight companies and research centers to develop working prototypes for a wide range of energy-storage technologies.
11 Apr 2012

Barrier to faster graphene devices identified and suppressed
A team of physicists reports that they have nailed down the source of the interference inhibiting the rapid flow of electrons through graphene-based devices and found a way to suppress it.