5 Jun 2024
Graphene Turns Twenty and Celebrates by Going Commercial
2024 has marked the 20th anniversary of the original isolation of graphene, first achieved at the University of Manchester in 2004, prior to the award of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2010. In the two decades since its isolation, graphene has been the subject of immense hype, labeled as a wonder material with superlative properties capable of enabling society-shifting technologies.
Update
24 May 2024
Haydale
Haydale are a long standing manufacturer of functionalised graphene, utilising a plasma-based approach. IDTechEx caught up with the UK based company at the Advanced Materials Show 2024.
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External press release
5 Mar 2020
English Institute for Sport Contract Awarded
Haydale will now collaborate with the English Institute for Spor and the Welsh Centre for Printing and Coating to deliver a range of advanced wearable technology sport apparel for elite athletes.
4 Jul 2019
Graphene Enhanced Conductive Inks Overview
Graphene-based conductive inks were introduced commercially as early as 2009. These graphene printing inks can contain a very wide range of graphene loading, from up to 40% for use as non-transparent conductive inks or as little as 0.1% to 1% in transparent conductive ink applications depending on the level of conductance required.
Background
1 Apr 2019
Perpetuus Advanced Materials
Perpetuus is a graphene company based in Wales UK.
External press release
20 Feb 2019
CPI collaborates on smart filter project
The Centre for Process Innovation has collaborated on a project to advance the development of a low-cost, self-cleaning coating technology for industrial filter membranes. The Smart Filter project used graphene and its derivatives to create a coated filter membrane that offers increased resistance to fouling for industrial waste water treatment.
Youtube interview
6 Dec 2018
Haydale discloses new anti-counterfeiting technology using graphene
Haydale's unique capacitive coding system will revolutionise the anti-counterfeit technology. Officially launched at the IDTechEx conference and with a security printer already using the technology.
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8 Aug 2018
Graphene skinned plane unveiled
The University of Central Lancashire has unveiled the world's first graphene skinned plane at an internationally renowned air show.
Full profile interview: Company Financials
10 May 2018
Inca-fiber