Coffee stains inspire optimal printing technique for electronics
Using an alcohol mixture, researchers modified how ink droplets dry, enabling cheap industrial-scale printing of electronic devices at unprecedented scales.
Cambridge Graphene Centre students win award for new battery design
Three-electrode cell with built-in pressure sensor snags 2020 CAPA prize
CGC student Jakob E. Muench wins Hamilton prize
CGC graduate student Jakob E. Muench received the Hamilton Prize for his work on graphene photodetectors for telecom applications.
Smog-eating graphene composite reduces atmospheric pollution
A graphene-titania photocatalyst degrades up to 70% more atmospheric NOx than standard titania nanoparticles in tests on real pollutants.
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.
