The statistics on food waste are shocking. According to the United Nations, one-third of all food produced globally is wasted, including half of all fruit and vegetables. And in a world of increasingly precarious water… Read More »Food waste: how graphene can solve a growing global crisis
Graphene@Manchester is pleased to announce a range of new industrial partnerships, with three new Tier 2 agreements signed in July and more to follow in the coming weeks. Nationwide Engineering, Nanoplexus and Grafmarine have become… Read More »New GEIC Tier 2 partners showcase range of 2D material tech
The 2021 Eli and Britt Harari Awards for Graphene Enterprise has been won by Vivek Koncherry for his project entitled ‘Space Habitat Architecture’ – a concept around lightweighting for composite materials with application on earth… Read More »Lightweight composites for space habitat win 2021 Eli Harari Graphene Enterprise Award
A joint venture between graphene specialists at The University of Manchester and alumni-led construction firm Nationwide Engineering has developed a product that could revolutionise the concrete industry and its impact on the environment. In a… Read More »Greener AND cheaper: Graphene@Manchester solves concrete’s big problem
The second edition of the Graphene Hackathon delivered a wealth of creativity as teams battled it out to win prizes for the best business idea using graphene. The 2021 event – held from 26-30 April… Read More »Graphene Hackathon 2021: ingenuity and ambition on show in global competition
The Universities of Leeds, Manchester and Sheffield are launching a new investment company to help boost the commercialisation of university spinouts and start-ups in the North of England. The company, called Northern Gritstone, will fund… Read More »Northern universities launch new investment company
Budding entrepreneurs will be put to the test as they take part in the The University of Manchester’s Graphene Hackathon (26-30 April) – a challenge against the clock to develop a potentially world-beating business idea based on… Read More »Manchester’s Graphene Hackathon to test rising stars of innovation
Gerdau, the Brazil-based steel giant and Tier 1 Partner of Graphene@Manchester, has inaugurated a new company called Gerdau Graphene, which will develop and market products based on graphene application. The firm is also in the… Read More »GEIC partner Gerdau launches graphene arm and expands Manchester presence
Sports footwear firm inov-8 has unveiled the world’s first running shoe to use a graphene-enhanced foam in the sole, bucking the widespread trend for carbon-plate technology and doubling the industry standard for longevity. Developed in collaboration with graphene experts… Read More »Graphene foam ‘doubles longevity’ of new running shoe
Innovation leaders from The University of Manchester will be sharing their lab-to-market expertise at a global graphene forum as part of a busy international programme of events in November. James Baker, CEO of Graphene@Manchester and… Read More »Manchester innovation experts to speak at global graphene events