Ten years in graphene – Dr Cinzia Casiraghi
Research 11 February 2015
This is a blog by Dr Cinzia Casiraghi, a Reader in Graphene and Carbon Nanostructures at The University of Manchester. She is also the Chairperson of Graphene Week 2015 and was the recent recipient of the Marlow Award. One day, back in September 2005 I received my first graphene sample. The box contained a small […]
Graphene: Isolated in Manchester, Innovated in Britain
Collaborations 22 January 2015
James Baker, Graphene Business Director at The University of Manchester writes about the forthcoming Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre following a recent visit to leading UK materials manufacturing facilities. Last week the design team for the forthcoming Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre (GEIC) toured the facilities of three leading UK institutions to help inform the design of the […]
Policy, partnerships, collaborations; laying the foundations for graphene city
Collaborations 7 May 2014
Announcing new investments into graphene commercialisation in March’s Budget, Chancellor George Osborne described the material as a “great British discovery that we should break the habit of a lifetime with and commercially develop in Britain”. As the new business director for the National Graphene Institute (NGI), which has its new £61m building opening here at […]