National Graphene Institute
Setting the standard for graphene
Applications 24 June 2015
The superlative properties of graphene – the world’s thinnest material, ultra-strong, highly conductive, and many more – are becoming increasingly well known. However, as a recent estimate suggested there are more than 600 different types of graphene, commercial organisations looking to work with the material can struggle to know where to start. To address this […]
Graphene Week comes home to Manchester
Applications 23 June 2015
Graphene Week 2015 officially opened at The University of Manchester yesterday (Monday 22 June). The key international conference is organised by the Graphene Flagship, a 1bn euro research initiative. Over 650 academics arrived at University Place on Oxford Road for the first packed day as Graphene Week was held in Manchester for the first time. […]
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 […]