Nanowires replace Newton’s famous glass prism
Scientists have designed an ultra-miniaturised device that could image single cells without the need for a microscope or make chemical fingerprint analysis possible from within a smartphone camera.
Cambridge partners in new €1 billion European Quantum Flagship
The University of Cambridge is a partner in the Quantum Flagship, one of the most ambitious long-term research and innovation initiatives of the European Commission, funded under the Horizon 2020 programme with a budget of €1 billion over the next ten years.
Graphene shows unique potential to exceed bandwidth demands of future telecommunications
Graphene enables ultra-wide bandwidth communications coupled with low power consumption, surpassing the needs of 5G, IoT and Industry 4.0.
Cambridge researchers discover quintons - a new quasiparticle in layered materials
Understanding quintons could speed up communications and bring new functionalities in quantum technologies
Tunable third harmonic generation in graphene paves the way to high-speed communications
Researchers have shown for the first time gate tunable third harmonic generation in graphene. This could enable on-chip broadband optical switches for data transport in optical systems, leading to faster, more reliable ultra-broad bandwidth transfers.
Dr Luigi Occhipinti joins the Cambridge Graphene Centre
The Cambridge Graphene Centre welcomes Dr Luigi Occhipinti as Deputy Director and Chief Operating Officer.
Zero Gravity Graphene Promises Success in Space
In a series of exciting experiments conducted in November and December, Cambridge Graphene Centre researchers experienced weightlessness testing graphene’s application in space.
State-of-the-art new facilities open at Cambridge Graphene Centre
The Cambridge Graphene Centre is pleased to announce the opening of two new high-specification facilities: cleanrooms for precision fabrication of electrical and optoelectronic devices and a dryroom for large-scale battery prototypes.
Tough stuff: Spider silk enhanced with graphene-based materials
Natural spider silk has excellent mechanical properties. Researchers from the Graphene Flagship have found a way to boost the strength of spider’s silk using graphene-based materials, paving the way for a novel class of high-performance bionic composites.
Graphene-based terahertz absorbers
Graphene Flagship researches create a terahertz saturable absorber using printable graphene inks with an order of magnitude higher absorption modulation than other devices produced to date.
