Graphene applications: what is graphene used for? - Page 2

Premier Graphene, formerly Premier Biomedical, has announced, along with its affiliate HGI Industrial Technologies SAPI, and Nevada Ballistic Armor Corp., its launch of a multinational joint venture producing highly protective body armor for military.

As part of this collaboration, Premier and HGI Industrial Technologies delivered armored plates for final testing to a Latin American country. The armored plates have already yielded promising results in controlled laboratory environments within the United States. These plates achieved NIJ certification, evidencing compliance with rigorous ballistic standards. Replication of such testing will be performed by such Latin American country’s military in the coming weeks.

Today we published a new edition of our Graphene for Displays and Lighting Market Report, with all the latest information. Graphene has high potential to improve LCD, OLED and MicroLED displays and can be used to enhance displays backplanes, electrodes, heat dissipation, emitters and more. In addition graphene can increase efficiency in lighting devices and improve designs. 

Reading this report, you'll learn all about:

• Graphene applications in LED and OLED lighting
• Graphene's adoption as a backplane for AMOLEDs
• Transparent graphene electrodes
• Graphene-based encapsulation development

The report package also provides:

• Graphene companies involved with display and lighting
• An introduction to graphene
• An introduction to lighting and displays
• Details about graphene for QDs, lasers and thermal foils

This market report provides a great introduction to graphene solutions for the display and lighting markets, and covers everything you need to know about graphene technologies in these niches. This is a great guide for anyone involved with the displays and lighting.

Korea-based TwoDM has developed a new packaging technology to extend the shelf life of instant rice by up to three months. In a recent interview in the Korean press, Kim Young-jin, co-chief executive officer (CEO) of TwoDM Co., said that the company recently finalized development of a new container that dramatically blocks moisture and oxygen, which allows instant rice to last up to 12 months instead of the usual 9 months.

The technology uses a graphene barrier developed by TwoDM and manufactured into containers by Dae-A C&I.

Researchers at Korea's Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) have succeeded in developing an innovative transparent film using graphene. The film’s transparency changes depending on the intensity of light, and is expected to be used in a variety of fields, including laser protection devices, smart optical sensors, and artificial intelligence (AI) photonic materials.

Graphene has been challenging to utilize in real-world applications due to issues with adhesion. Although chemical dispersants have been employed to address this problem, they often compromise graphene’s intrinsic properties. The ETRI team's new photocurable graphene-dispersed colloid could address this issue and enable graphene to be stably and uniformly dispersed within a polymer without a dispersant. 

Skeleton Technologies has launched GrapheneGPU, a high-performance system designed to solve the key challenge of AI growth: energy inefficiency and power infrastructure limitations. Skeleton’s proprietary Curved Graphene material reportedly reduces AI energy consumption by up to 45% and lowers power connection requirements by 44%, while boosting computing performance in FLOPS by 40%.

By cutting energy use and peak power demand nearly in half, these improvements could proportionally reduce both capital investments and operational costs in AI infrastructure. Skeleton stated that GrapheneGPU successfully completed validation under the most demanding power profiles set by leading hyperscalers. Initial shipments are scheduled from Skeleton’s German facility for June 2025. US manufacturing expansion is scheduled for the first quarter of 2026 to support growing international demand.

Paladin Power, a leader in next-generation energy storage systems, has announced a joint venture with Emtel Energy USA, a global innovator in solid-state graphene energy storage technology. The partnership will focus on co-developing a fully integrated, all-in-one, lithium-free energy storage system (ESS) for residential and commercial markets.

The new system combines Paladin's advanced 30kW bidirectional inverter with Emtel's proprietary supercapacitor-based graphene cells. Paladin's inverter supports 208V systems, enables vehicle-to-grid applications, and can harness power from solar, hydrogen, EVs, backup generators, and other sources-making it one of the most flexible energy platforms on the market. Emtel's low-risk, non-chemical cells, made of synthetic and sustainable graphene, deliver ultra-fast charging, zero heat generation, and a 25-year lifespan with over 500,000 charge cycles. The technology offers nearly twice the energy density of standard LiFePO₄ cells while being 60% lighter and not classified as a traditional battery.

Transteel has teamed up with Tata Steel to introduce graphene-enhanced jute and cotton fabrics to India’s commercial furniture landscape. The advanced upholstery material, designed to boost durability and wellness, will aim to support a circular economy model and significantly reduce reliance on plastics.

The collaboration showcases Transteel’s new bio chairs collection, in combination with Tata Steel’s advanced graphene-treated natural fibers. Transteel highlights its vision of eco-conscious design that doesn’t compromise on performance.

According to reports, Salgenx has unveiled a comprehensive hybrid energy platform that combines its proprietary saltwater redox flow battery with a graphene-based flowable ultracapacitor and integrated thermal energy management capabilities. This system is said to deliver a flexible, dual-purpose energy storage solution for applications demanding both rapid power response and long-duration energy capacity, while also addressing thermal energy recovery and reuse.

Building on its saltwater-based redox flow battery architecture, Salgenx has introduced a flowable electrode component containing suspended graphene particles. This enhancement functions as a semi-liquid ultracapacitor, significantly increasing the available surface area for electrostatic charge storage and enabling high-speed charge and discharge cycles.

Researchers from Lithuania's Center for Physical Sciences and Technology and Kaunas University of Technology have reported a novel hybrid magnetic sensor that combines the unique properties of manganite and graphene to measure both the magnitude and direction of a magnetic field. 

The schematic drawing of the hybrid sensor. Image from: Scientific Reports

The sensor consists of a nanostructured manganite film to detect the magnetic field strength and a graphene layer to determine the angle between the magnetic field and the sensor plane. This dual sensor approach increases sensitivity over a wide range of magnetic field strengths and provides directional information, making it ideal for applications such as object positioning and navigation. 

The Garland Company, Inc., a Garland Industries company manufacturing and distributing high-performance solutions for the commercial building envelope based in Cleveland, Ohio, has announced the newest addition to its StressPly family of modified bitumen roofing membranes: StressPlyⓇ Max. This patent pending membrane is formulated for maximum strength, superior fire resistance, and exceptional weathering.

The StressPly Max membrane features a dual polyester and fiberglass reinforcement, delivering a high-tensile value further enhanced by a graphene modified bitumen. The incorporation of graphene into the asphaltic compound provides superior strength, with an internal reinforcement exceeding one thousand pounds.