Articles tagged with 'graphene' | University of Manchester

GKN Aerospace - one of the world’s leading suppliers of manufacturing to the aerospace industry - is the latest company to join the Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre (GEIC) at The University of Manchester as a Tier 1 partner. ...

Scientists and innovation experts from The University of Manchester have worked together to successfully develop a new, market-ready technology using 2D materials that could be a game-changer for the water filtration sector. ...

New research on the two-dimensional (2D) material graphene has allowed researchers to create smart adaptive clothing which can lower the body temperature of the wearer in hot climates. ...

A team of researchers based in Manchester, the Netherlands, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland and the USA has published a new review on a field of computer device development known as spintronics, which could see graphene used as building block for next-...

A team of researchers at the National Graphene Institute, have demonstrated that atomic lattices of slightly twisted 2D transition metal dichalcogenides undergo extensive lattice reconstruction, which can pattern their optoelectronic properties on na...

Graphene@Manchester has helped set up a new, international taskforce to bring graphene and advanced materials to the forefront of tackling COVID-19. ...

Highways England has again joined forces with graphene experts at The University of Manchester to deliver a new package of innovations. ...

Nobel Prize-winner Professor Kostya Novoselov to give two online talks to share his insights and inspirations in his work with graphene at The University of Manchester. ...

Rolls-Royce has selected The University of Manchester’s Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre (GEIC) and award-winning Versarien subsidiary 2-DTech Ltd to help develop the use of graphene and other 2D materials within next-generation aero engines. ...

A day that not only saw a solar eclipse, Friday, 20 March 2015, marked the start of a materials revolution: the opening of the National Graphene Institute (NGI). Since it opened its doors the NGI has played host to some of the world’s most famous fac...

New experiments by researchers at The University of Manchester have placed the best limits yet on impermeability of graphene and other two-dimensional materials to gases and liquids. The work has also revealed that the carbon sheet can act as a power...

University of Manchester researchers have made a leap forward in overcoming one of the biggest problems in membrane technology- membrane fouling. Membrane-based separations are essential for various processes, such as water filtration and oil and ...

Advanced Materials were at the centre of the agenda for the Minister for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation, Chris Skidmore, last week during a thorough tour of The University of Manchester campus. ...

Andy Burnham, Mayor for Greater Manchester, made a fact-finding tour of facilities that are pioneering graphene innovation at The University of Manchester. The Mayor toured the Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre (GEIC) which is an industry-fac...

Researchers based at the National Graphene Institute at The University of Manchester have developed an innovative measurement method that allows, for the first time, the mapping of the energy levels of electrons in the conduction band of semiconducti...

Researchers at The University of Manchester have uncovered interesting phenomena when multiple two-dimensional materials are combined into van der Waals heterostructures (layered ‘sandwiches’ of different materials). These heterostructures are som...

By layering two-dimensional (2D) materials, scientists as The University of Manchester and Cornell University have confirmed electrochemical phenomena based on theory established in the 1950s. The Marcus-Hush theory of electron transfer is one of ...

UHV Suite at The University of Manchester allows researchers to build layered van de Waals heterostructures with new library of 2D materials Funding from the Royce bought pioneering research collaboration with Prevac to life ...

This week Graphene@Manchester hosted a jam-packed two-day (10-11 December) event showcasing the hottest topics in the field of graphene. The event saw over 100 delegates take to Manchester for a chance to find out how they can benefit from working...

An entrepreneurial academic from The University of Manchester has produced a prototype graphene-enhanced product that could help the UK recycle tonnes of unwanted tyres – a waste product that is sometimes shipped overseas for disposal. It is claim...

The team at The University of Manchester have produced a two-dimensional hexagonal boron nitride ink which have been used to fabricate flexible thin-film transistors in collaboration with Duke University in North Carolina. Published in ACS Nano, t...

Two students from The University of Manchester have won the highest award possible at this year’s prestigious Undergraduate Awards in Dublin, Ireland. ...

The Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre (GEIC) will host the 24-hour event this weekend, where teams will be challenged to develop prototype produces using graphene inks. ...

Earlier in the year, the National Graphene Institute (NGI) at The University of Manchester opened a call to University staff and students to submit scientific images, which showcased the ground-breaking research conducted at the University. Entrie...

10-11 December 2019 Graphene@Manchester will open their doors to industry to explore the hottest topics in the field of graphene at the Graphene Industry Showcase 2019. Since its last showcase event in 2017, graphene is now reaching a key tipping ...

A prototype for a graphene- based smart suitcase made of 100% of recycled plastic has been developed in collaboration with The University of Manchester. 400 million tonnes of plastic is produced every year in the world with 40% of that single use ...

Angela Leadsom visited the Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre (GEIC) at The University of Manchester today (Wednesday, 2 October 2019) to tour the facilities and learn more about the advanced materials landscape at the University. The minister...

A partnership between The University of Manchester and Khalifa University of Science and Technology in Abu Dhabi have developed graphene-based membranes to take salts out of water. In recent years the depletion rate of fresh water resources, growi...

First Graphene Ltd has signed an exclusive worldwide licensing agreement with The University of Manchester to develop graphene-hybrid materials for use in supercapacitors. The licencing agreement is for patented technology for the manufacture of m...

Graphene is perfectly selective to protons and blocks even smallest ions like chlorine, University of Manchester research shows. This result will be important for the development of graphene-based membranes for applications ranging from fuel cells to...