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At the home of graphene, we work to push the boundaries of our knowledge of graphene and 2D materials. Here, you can find the latest news and updates from our researchers and business ventures.
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Ultrafast gas-flows through tiniest holes in 2D membranes
18 Dec 2020
Researchers from National Graphene Institute at The University of Manchester and University of Pennsylvania have identified ultrafast gas-flows ...
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How 'science of sandcastles' proves Kelvin right, 150 years on
9 Dec 2020
The 150-year-old mystery behind a natural phenomenon that is omnipresent in our world – and even helps children build sandcastles – has finally ...
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Manchester group helps fine-tune ‘twistronics’ of 2D crystals
4 Dec 2020
An international research team led by Manchester has revealed a breakthrough method that could lead to autonomous robotic control and therefore ...
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NGI post-doc wins Elsevier early-career research award
17 Nov 2020
Manchester research associate Dr Matthew Hamer has won the Physical Science category of the Scopus Early Career Researcher (ECR) UK Awards 2020 for ...
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Manchester group discovers 'radically different' physics in graphene superlattices
13 Nov 2020
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 ...
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Manchester innovation experts to speak at global graphene events
7 Nov 2020
Innovation leaders from The University of Manchester will be sharing their lab-to-market expertise at a global graphene forum as part of a busy ...
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New graphene-based antibody test developed for detecting kidney disease
26 Oct 2020
An interdisciplinary team of researchers from The University of Manchester have developed a new graphene-based testing system for disease-related ...
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Graphene will help in Covid fight, says Nobel Laureate
12 Oct 2020
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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SpaceMat: graphene’s answer to recycling tyre rubber launches to market
30 Sep 2020
A Greater Manchester start-up company has launched the first of a range of products aimed at reducing wastage from vehicle tyres, supported by the ...
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Graphene additives show a new way to control the structure of organic crystals
1 Sep 2020
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...
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Fixing 'food miles': how graphene-enhanced farming can cut costs and emissions
1 Sep 2020
A start-up company based at The University of Manchester - AEH Innovative Hydrogel - has begun trials of a graphene-enhanced growth material that ...
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Beyond chip-and-PIN: graphene’s quick, hygienic solution to restaurant payment
25 Aug 2020
A new graphene-based contactless payment system, developed in collaboration with the University of Manchester, has begun a restaurant pilot that could...
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Manchester-led research offers advance in superconductors with a ‘twist’
12 Aug 2020
An international research team led by The University of Manchester has revealed a nanomaterial that mirrors the “magic angle” effect originally ...
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Graphene@Manchester labs reopen for research and business
22 Jul 2020
World-class research and innovation at the ‘Home of Graphene’ returns, as The University of Manchester reopens its facilities following the ...
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GKN Aerospace joins Graphene@Manchester as Tier 1 partner
30 Jun 2020
GKN Aerospace - one of the world’s leading suppliers of manufacturing to the aerospace industry - is the latest company to join the Graphene ...
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Manchester launches spin-out to bring innovative water-filtration technology to market
19 Jun 2020
Scientists and innovation experts from The University of Manchester have worked together to successfully develop a new, market-ready technology using ...
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Graphene smart textiles developed for heat adaptive clothing
18 Jun 2020
New research on the two-dimensional (2D) material graphene has allowed researchers to create smart adaptive clothing which can lower the body ...
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Graphene and 2D materials could move electronics beyond ‘Moore’s Law’
3 Jun 2020
A team of researchers based in Manchester, the Netherlands, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland and the USA has published a new review on a field of ...
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Nanopatterning electronic properties of twisted 2D semiconductors using twist
28 May 2020
A team of researchers at the National Graphene Institute, have demonstrated that atomic lattices of slightly twisted 2D transition metal ...
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Graphene@Manchester helps form global advanced materials taskforce in response to COVID-19
26 May 2020
Graphene@Manchester has helped set up a new, international taskforce to bring graphene and advanced materials to the forefront of tackling COVID-19.
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Graphene@Manchester teams up with Highways England
22 May 2020
Highways England has again joined forces with graphene experts at The University of Manchester to deliver a new package of innovations.
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Graphene Nobel Laureate to reveal insights in back-to-back lectures
20 May 2020
Nobel Prize-winner Professor Kostya Novoselov to give two online talks to share his insights and inspirations in his work with graphene at The ...
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Rolls-Royce to work with graphene experts to pioneer the next generation of aero engines
29 Apr 2020
Rolls-Royce has selected The University of Manchester’s Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre (GEIC) and award-winning Versarien subsidiary 2-DTech...
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The National Graphene Institute: Five years on
20 Mar 2020
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 ...
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How impermeable is the impermeable graphene?
12 Mar 2020
New experiments by researchers at The University of Manchester have placed the best limits yet on impermeability of graphene and other ...
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Oil separation made easier with 2D material membrane
27 Feb 2020
University of Manchester researchers have made a leap forward in overcoming one of the biggest problems in membrane technology- membrane fouling. ...
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Universities Minister celebrates Manchester’s materials reputation
22 Jan 2020
Advanced Materials were at the centre of the agenda for the Minister for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation, Chris Skidmore, last week ...
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Mayor praises Manchester model of innovation as graphene applications gain real pace
10 Jan 2020
Andy Burnham, Mayor for Greater Manchester, made a fact-finding tour of facilities that are pioneering graphene innovation at The University of ...
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Energy levels in electrons of 2D materials are mapped for the first time
8 Jan 2020
Researchers based at the National Graphene Institute at The University of Manchester have developed an innovative measurement method that allows, for...
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Researchers break the geometric limitations of moiré pattern in graphene heterostructures
20 Dec 2019
Researchers at The University of Manchester have uncovered interesting phenomena when multiple two-dimensional materials are combined into van der ...
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Proof of a decades-old theory hides in the thinnest of materials
18 Dec 2019
By layering two-dimensional (2D) materials, scientists as The University of Manchester and Cornell University have confirmed electrochemical ...
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Royce enables world-first Ultra High Vacuum Suite for the characterisation of 2D ‘designer structures’
16 Dec 2019
Following the isolation of Graphene in Manchester in 2004, researchers have discovered a whole new library of 2D materials. Since 2010, researchers ...
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Graphene Industry Showcase comes to Manchester
12 Dec 2019
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...
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Entrepreneur has sustainability challenge covered – with a SpaceMat
11 Dec 2019
An entrepreneurial academic from The University of Manchester has produced a prototype graphene-enhanced product that could help the UK recycle ...
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Manchester researchers develop 2D dielectric inks suitable for print-in-place electronics
3 Dec 2019
The team at The University of Manchester have produced a two-dimensional hexagonal boron nitride ink which have been used to fabricate flexible ...
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Success for University undergraduates at prestigious awards
22 Nov 2019
Two students from The University of Manchester have won the highest award possible at this year’s prestigious Undergraduate Awards in Dublin, ...
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University hosts world’s first graphene hackathon
15 Nov 2019
The Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre (GEIC) will host the 24-hour event this weekend, where teams will be challenged to develop prototype ...
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New exhibition unveiled at National Graphene Institute
31 Oct 2019
Earlier in the year, the National Graphene Institute (NGI) at The University of Manchester opened a call to University staff and students to submit ...
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Manchester to shine a spotlight on graphene applications and technology
14 Oct 2019
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 ...
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Travelling light- first environmentally friendly graphene smart- case unveiled
7 Oct 2019
A prototype for a graphene- based smart suitcase made of 100% of recycled plastic has been developed in collaboration with The University of ...
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Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy visits The University of Manchester
2 Oct 2019
Angela Leadsom visited the Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre (GEIC) at The University of Manchester today (Wednesday, 2 October 2019) to tour ...
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University and Abu Dhabi collaboration tackles world water shortages
1 Oct 2019
A partnership between The University of Manchester and Khalifa University of Science and Technology in Abu Dhabi have developed graphene-based ...
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First Graphene and University to work together to help develop a new graphene-based energy storage material
23 Sep 2019
First Graphene Ltd has signed an exclusive worldwide licensing agreement with The University of Manchester to develop graphene-hybrid materials for ...
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The perfect atomic-scale sieve
18 Sep 2019
Graphene is perfectly selective to protons and blocks even smallest ions like chlorine, University of Manchester research shows. This result will be ...
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Atomically thin minerals show promise as proton conducting membranes for green technologies
2 Sep 2019
Researchers at The University of Manchester discovered that atomically- thin micas – the name given to a type of common mineral found in soil – ...
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Next generation synthetic covalent 2D materials unveiled
22 Aug 2019
A team of researchers at the National Graphene Institute at The University of Manchester have developed a new method to synthesize 2D materials that ...
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Graphene sensors that measure air quality are step closer to mass market
19 Aug 2019
Graphene-based sensors that can measure the quality of air using the 2D Material could soon enter mass production thanks to a new partnership between ...
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Manchester researchers demonstrate low voltage LEDs
1 Aug 2019
When atomically thin semiconductors are combined together in a Lego style, they emit light at a lower voltage potentially leading to low energy ...
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3D printable 2D materials based inks show promise to improve energy storage devices
30 Jul 2019
For the first time, a team of researchers, from the Department of Materials and the National Graphene Institute at The University of Manchester have ...
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New quantum phenomena helps to understand fundamental limits of graphene electronics
26 Jul 2019
A team of researchers from the Universities of Manchester, Nottingham and Loughborough have discovered quantum phenomena that helps to understand the...
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