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Graphene is the strongest, thinnest and most conductive material known to man, that can unlock countless applications in electronics, energy, composite materials, medicine, aerospace and more. Graphene-Info, established in 2009, is the world's leading graphene industry portal - offering a web publication, newsletter, market insights, market reports, and industry connections.

UCF team discovers new technique for infrared “color” detection and imaging

Researchers from the University of Central Florida (UCF) have developed a specialized tunable detection and imaging technique for infrared photons that reportedly surpasses present technology and may be a cost-effective method of capturing thermal imaging or night vision, medical imaging, spectroscopy and space exploration.

The new technique detects long wave infrared (LWIR) photons of different wavelengths or “colors”. It was reported that these findings are the result of a $1.5 million project funded through the Extreme Photon Imaging Capabilities program of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency that was awarded nearly two years ago.

Read the full story Posted: Dec 14,2024

HydroGraph announces closing of its oversubscribed private placement

HydroGraph Clean Power has announced the closing of a non-brokered private placement. Pursuant to the upsized and subsequently oversubscribed offering, the total aggregate gross proceeds amount to $3,828,800 (over USD$2,690,000).

Net proceeds from the offering will be used to further commercial activity for the Company’s differentiated graphene products via application development at the GEIC (Graphene Engineering Innovation Center) and other direct customer relationships, production upscaling, business development and general working capital purposes.

Read the full story Posted: Dec 13,2024

Graphene Manufacturing Group demonstrates improved heat sink performance with THERMAL-XR

In a recent PR, Graphene Manufacturing Group (GMG) shared that it continues to advance the commercialization of its THERMAL-XR coating system with the product being tested with companies in multiple industries, including on heat sinks for electronics.

Third-party modelling indicates that applying THERMAL-XR to heat sinks can reduce their size by up to 39% while maintaining the same thermal performance, the company highlighted. This reduction could lead to savings in weight and material costs. The technology also lowers the maximum temperature of heat sinks by 23%, improving their efficiency.

Read the full story Posted: Dec 13,2024

Zentek enters strategic partnership in Saudi Arabia

Zentek has announced a strategic partnership with Al-Ramez International Group, facilitated through Saudi Excellence Holding Company. The partnership aims to foster innovation and commercialization of advanced technologies in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.

Under the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), Zentek will contribute its intellectual property, product licensing, and research and development expertise. In turn, Al-Ramez International Group will provide marketing support, investor relations, financing, and market access within KSA and MENA. The collaboration seeks to achieve several objectives, including the development of a graphene production facility in KSA, a commercialization hub for Zentek's graphene technologies, and the expansion of biotechnology research. The agreement also aims to secure strategic investment in resources to support the North American supply chain for advanced materials and establish a research and development center for aptamer technology in conjunction with a Saudi university.

Read the full story Posted: Dec 12,2024

Researchers report new growth-directed graphene stacking domains that could advance next-gen electronics and quantum technologies

Graphene’ s quantum properties, such as superconductivity and other unique quantum behaviors, are known to arise when graphene atomic layers are stacked and twisted with precision to produce “ABC stacking domains.” Historically, achieving ABC stacking domains required exfoliating graphene and manually twisting and aligning layers with exact orientations—an intricate process that is difficult to scale for industrial applications.

Recently, researchers at NYU Tandon School of Engineering and Charles University in Prague, led by Elisa Riedo and Herman F. Mark, uncovered a new phenomenon in graphene research, observing growth-induced self-organized ABA and ABC stacking domains that could promote the development of advanced quantum technologies. The findings of their study demonstrate how specific stacking arrangements in three-layer epitaxial graphene systems emerge naturally — eliminating the need for complex, non-scalable techniques traditionally used in graphene twisting fabrication.

Read the full story Posted: Dec 12,2024

Versarien launches new graphene biosensor chip technology

Versarien has launched a new biosensor chip utilizing novel graphene barristor sensor platform technology. These graphene barristor devices, developed in South Korea by A Barristor Company (ABC), will utilize chemical vapor deposition (CVD) grown graphene, that is produced under a Versarien license. Versarien has signed a distribution agreement with ABC to distribute the products in the UK and Europe.

A barristor (triode device) is a new type of graphene‐based transistor with a Schottky barrier between graphene and silicon. The current modulation is amplified more than 10,000 times compared to graphene field‐effect transistors (GFET), enabling the barristor transistors to overcome many GFET limitations.

Read the full story Posted: Dec 11,2024

GIM strikes deal with Saudi Arabia for commercial production of carbon fiber enriched with graphene

UK-based Graphene Innovations Manchester (GIM) has entered into a deal for the commercial production of carbon fiber enriched with graphene in Saudi Arabia. Graphene Innovations Manchester has agreed to construct a factory in the Gulf state to manufacture the material for use in the kingdom's plans to build futurist eco-cities in the desert.

The factory will be built in Saudi Arabia with the backing of investors. Image from: BBC

Reports suggest that about £250 million could be invested in building a research and innovation hub in Greater Manchester as part of the deal and more than 1,000 jobs could be created.

Read the full story Posted: Dec 10,2024