A Greater Manchester start-up company has launched the first of a range of products aimed at reducing wastage from vehicle tyres, supported by the Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre’s (GEIC) ERDF Bridging the Gap programme at… Read More »SpaceMat: graphene’s answer to recycling tyre rubber launches to market
A start-up company based at The University of Manchester has begun trials of a graphene-enhanced growth material that could revolutionise food production in the UK and overseas, reducing transportation and contributing to sustainability in farming… Read More »Fixing ‘food miles’: how graphene-enhanced farming can cut costs and emissions
A new graphene-based contactless payment system, developed in collaboration with the University of Manchester, has begun a restaurant pilot that could pave the way for the end of chip-and-PIN, cutting customer wait-time and reducing the… Read More »Beyond chip-and-PIN: graphene’s quick, hygienic solution to restaurant payment
World-class research and innovation at the ‘Home of Graphene’ is back on site, as The University of Manchester reopens its facilities following the campus-wide closure of buildings in March. Staff at the National Graphene Institute… Read More »Graphene@Manchester labs reopen for research and business
GKN Aerospace – one of the world’s leading suppliers of manufacturing to the aerospace industry – is the latest company to join the Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre (GEIC) at The University of Manchester as a… Read More »GKN Aerospace joins Graphene@Manchester as Tier 1 partner
Scientists and innovation experts from The University of Manchester have worked together to successfully develop a new, market-ready technology using 2D materials that could be a game-changer for the water filtration sector. Following an 18-month… Read More »Manchester launches spin-out to bring innovative water-filtration technology to market
Rolls-Royce has selected The University of Manchester’s Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre (GEIC) and award-winning Versarien subsidiary 2-DTech Ltd to help develop the use of graphene and other 2D materials within next-generation aero engines. The initial… Read More »Rolls-Royce to work with graphene experts to pioneer the next generation of aero engines
The Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre (GEIC) will host the 24-hour event this weekend, where teams will be challenged to develop prototype produces using graphene inks. Now fully subscribed, the event was open to staff and… Read More »University hosts world’s first graphene hackathon
A senior cabinet minister has praised The University of Manchester for its pioneering approach to ensure homegrown discovery is brought to market in the UK. The Right Honourable David Lidington CBE MP, Minister for the… Read More »Manchester’s innovation model is pointer to the future, says leading politician
The Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre (GEIC) has welcomed Tunghsu Optoelectronic as its fourth Tier-One partner of the recently opened commercially-focused graphene facility in the heart of Manchester. Tunghsu Optoelectronic is one of the earliest enterprises… Read More »Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre announces new Tier-One partnership