University of Manchester - Archive (National-Graphene-Institute)
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2022
08
April
2022
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10:09
Europe/London
A research team led by The University of Manchester’s National Graphene Institute (NGI) has developed a tunable graphene-based platform that allows for fine control over the interaction between light and matter in the terahertz (THz) spectrum, reveal...
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22
March
2022
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11:24
Europe/London
The ongoing collaboration between The University of Manchester’s graphene scientists and Northern England-based outdoor sports brand inov-8 has been awarded as an ‘outstanding’ example of innovation and wealth creation in the UK by Innovate UK....
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17
March
2022
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14:08
Europe/London
Graphene@Manchester and its partners enjoyed a night of success at the CogX Awards in London, winning four prizes for innovation at a gala evening in London....
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01
March
2022
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13:44
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A team of researchers at The University of Manchester’s National Graphene Institute and the National Physical Laboratory has demonstrated that slightly twisted 2D transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) display room-temperature ferroelectricity....
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10
February
2022
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15:10
Europe/London
Researchers at The University of Manchester may have cleared a significant hurdle on the path to quantum computing, demonstrating step-change improvements in the spin transport characteristics of nanoscale graphene-based electronic devices....
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28
January
2022
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10:38
Europe/London
An international research team led by The University of Manchester has succeeded in observing the so-called Schwinger production of particle-antiparticle pairs from vacuum, an elusive process that normally occurs only in cosmic events. ...
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24
January
2022
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08:45
Europe/London
AEH Innovative Hydrogel, the agri-tech firm founded and led by The University of Manchester alumnus Dr Beenish Siddique, has secured a £3.5m investment package with Canada-based Terra Sana Holdings, with a view to scaling up AEH's manufacturing cap...
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13
January
2022
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10:59
Europe/London
Graphene@Manchester has signed a new Tier 1 partner - Graphene Innovations Inc Manchester (GIIM) – a company spun out from The University of Manchester led by alumnus and entrepreneur Dr Vivek Koncherry....
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2021
22
December
2021
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16:01
Europe/London
A new study shows that flexible brain probes made of graphene micro-transistors can be used to record pathological brain signals associated with epilepsy with excellent fidelity and high spatial resolution....
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09
December
2021
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10:08
Europe/London
By crafting atomic-scale holes in atomically thin membranes, it should be possible to create molecular sieves for precise and efficient gas separation, including extraction of carbon dioxide from air, University of Manchester researchers have found.
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24
November
2021
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11:06
Europe/London
Researchers from Manchester’s National Graphene Institute (NGI) feature prominently in a new list of the most-frequently-cited academics in science over the past decade, providing more than half of The University of Manchester’s overall contribution ...
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08
November
2021
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13:20
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A team including researchers from The University of Manchester’s National Graphene Institute (NGI) has revealed that sonic boom and Doppler-shifted sound waves can be created in a graphene transistor, giving new insights into this advanced material a...
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26
August
2021
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16:09
Europe/London
Research led by The University of Manchester has found that ions diffuse 10,000 times faster inside atomically thin clays than in bulk clay crystals, offering the potential to achieve vastly improved membrane performance in applications such as desal...
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30
June
2021
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11:36
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Researchers from The University of Manchester and Harvard University have collaborated on a pioneering project in bioengineering, producing metal-free, hydrogel electrodes that flex to fit the complex shapes inside the human body.
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11
June
2021
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09:06
Europe/London
On Monday 14 June, Nobel Laureate Sir Andre Geim will be joining some of the brightest minds on the planet - from industry, government, academia, culture and entertainment – to answer the question: ‘How do we get the next 10 years right?’
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09
June
2021
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12:15
Europe/London
Visualising chemical reactions at the atomic scale using liquid cell transmission electron microscopy.
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21
May
2021
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11:00
Europe/London
Researchers at The University of Manchester’s National Graphene Institute (NGI) have published a study in Nature Communications showing how water friction and velocity can be selectively controlled through nano-scale channels using graphene and hexag...
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04
May
2021
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14:23
Europe/London
The second edition of the Graphene Hackathon – held from 26-30 April and run by PhD students from The University of Manchester – delivered a wealth of creativity as teams battled it out to win prizes for the best business idea using graphene.
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24
April
2021
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09:50
Europe/London
Budding entrepreneurs will be put to the test as they take part in the The University of Manchester's Graphene Hackathon – a challenge set against the clock to develop a potentially world-beating business idea based on the 2D material graphene.
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06
April
2021
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08:04
Europe/London
Researchers at The University of Manchester’s National Graphene Institute have created optical devices with a unique range of tunability, covering the entire electromagnetic spectrum, including visible light.
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29
March
2021
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10:14
Europe/London
A collaboration between two Barcelona institutions and the Nanomedicine Lab at The University of Manchester - aimed at treating brain disorders such as epilepsy and Parkinson’s Disease - has secured £12m in funding.
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24
March
2021
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16:00
Europe/London
Sports footwear firm inov-8 has unveiled the world’s first running shoe to use a graphene-enhanced foam in the sole, increasing comfort and energy return and doubling the industry standard for longevity.
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2020
18
December
2020
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19:52
Europe/London
Researchers from National Graphene Institute at The University of Manchester and University of Pennsylvania have identified ultrafast gas-flows through the tiniest holes in one-atom-thin membranes, in a study published in Science Advances.
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09
December
2020
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16:41
Europe/London
The 150-year-old mystery behind a natural phenomenon that is omnipresent in our world – and even helps children build sandcastles – has finally been solved by a team of scientists from The University of Manchester led by Nobel laureate and graphene p...
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04
December
2020
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19:00
Europe/London
An international research team led by Manchester has revealed a breakthrough method that could lead to autonomous robotic control and therefore precise fine tuning of the ‘twist’ between atom-thin 2D materials layers stacked in a superlattice structu...
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17
November
2020
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12:38
Europe/London
Manchester research associate Dr Matthew Hamer has won the Physical Science category of the Scopus Early Career Researcher (ECR) UK Awards 2020 for his work with graphene and other 2D materials.
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13
November
2020
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10:26
Europe/London
A group of researchers led by Sir Andre Geim and Dr Alexey Berdyugin at The University of Manchester has discovered and characterised a new family of quasiparticles named ‘Brown-Zak fermions’ in graphene-based superlattices.
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26
October
2020
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12:17
Europe/London
An interdisciplinary team of researchers from The University of Manchester have developed a new graphene-based testing system for disease-related antibodies, initially targeting a kidney disease called membranous nephropathy.
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12
October
2020
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12:29
Europe/London
Graphene can play an important role in combating COVID-19, according to graphene pioneer and Nobel Prize winner Professor Kostya Novoselov.
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01
September
2020
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10:56
Europe/London
A team of researchers at The University of Manchester has demonstrated that the surface properties of graphene can be used to control the structure of organic crystals obtained from solution.
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