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The process breakthrough is significant in that it opens up the potential for co-production of both graphite and graphene

Graphene, a form of two-dimensional carbon, has many desirable properties that make it a promising material in many applications. However, its production especially for high-end electronics such as touch screens faces many challenges. This may soon change with a fresh approach developed by NUS researchers that mimics nature.

The Consortium of Graphene Flagship will be extended with another 20-30 groups through an open call to be issued in November 2013. This open call is intended to further strengthen the engineering aspects of the flagship. The total volume of the call is over 9 M€ EC funding, which will have to be spent during the CP-CSA period, i.e. before March 31, 2016. The call is divided into 12 scientific and technological (S&T) topics: Materials, Health & environment, Fundamental science, High-frequency electronics, Optoelectronics, Spintronics, Sensors, Flexible electronics, Energy applications, Nanocomposites, Production

These applications are used in devices including: cell phones, laptops, LEDs

Graphene is the strongest, thinnest material known to exist. A form of carbon, it can conduct electricity and heat better than anything else. And get ready for this: It is not only the hardest material in the world, but also one of the most pliable.

Now, researchers in Korea have demonstrated a way of growing several patches of oriented graphene until they coalesce seamlessly, providing a route to producing high-quality single-crystal graphene over large areas.

Carbon nanotubes are reinforcing bars that make two-dimensional graphene much easier to handle in a new hybrid material grown by researchers at Rice University.

The finding means that semi-metallic graphene can now be transformed into semiconducting graphene using only an applied voltage – something that might make it easier to fabricate devices from the carbon material.

Graphene, a material that consists of a lattice of carbon atoms, one atom thick, is widely touted as being the most electrically conductive material ever studied. However, not all graphene is the same. With so few atoms comprising the entirety of the material, the arrangement of each one has an impact on its overall function.

This patent application is the result of a diligent effort on behalf of our team. It opens up a clear path toward the commercialization of graphene

“The transparent material could be added as a coating to car windows or buildings to stop radio waves from travelling through the structure. This, in turn, could be used to improve secure wireless network environments, for example."

Placing just one atomic plane of graphene on the surface of a copper film can substantially increase the thermal conductivity of the film.

a graphene-based device that is compact, yet lasts as long as a conventional battery.

Graphene was discovered in 2004 at the University of Manchester. The material is 200 times stronger than steel and 10 times more conductive than copper. Graphene’s properties can be used to enhance the performance of electronics, strengthen composite materials in products such as aircraft wings, as well as biomedical uses such as tissue engineering and drug delivery.

An Irish–UK team based at Trinity College Dublin has demonstrated a new approach to producing large volumes of high-quality graphene using a commercial blender, which could mark a significant breakthrough in the deployment of the so-called ‘wonder’ material in a range of consumer and industrial products.