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Cambridge Graphene Centre

Research Centre on Graphene, Layered Crystals and Hybrid Nanomaterials
 
Read more at: Cambridge Graphene Centre: a springboard for talents
CGC alumni clockwise from top left: Ellen Smith, Anna Ott, Silvia Milana, Flavia Tomarchio

Cambridge Graphene Centre: a springboard for talents

2 March 2023

Image caption: CGC alumni clockwise from top left: Ellen Smith, Anna Ott, Silvia Milana, Flavia Tomarchio The mission of the Cambridge Graphene Centre is to investigate the science and technology of graphene, carbon allotropes, layered crystals and hybrid nanomaterials. Throughout its first decade as a locus for pioneering...


Read more at: Graphene Goes to Space and to the Moon
MASER 15 launch (credit: Jean-Charles Dupin).

Graphene Goes to Space and to the Moon

9 December 2022

New rocket and lunar experiments involving graphene are informing space exploration. Applying graphene to the wheels of the Rashid moon rover will reveal whether this super strong material is also ‘Moon-proof’. Meanwhile, testing graphene-inks in a sounding rocket will test their ability to enable 3D printing in space –...


Read more at: CGC receives European Innovation Council ‘Transition Grant’ to develop cancer imaging technologies

CGC receives European Innovation Council ‘Transition Grant’ to develop cancer imaging technologies

14 February 2022

The European Innovation Council (EIC) has awarded the first Transition Grant to the Department of Engineering at the University of Cambridge. The project CHARM —chemometric histopathology via coherent Raman imaging for precision medicine— has received over €3.2 million to develop new medical imaging technologies . EIC...


Read more at: CGC Director Andrea Ferrari elected Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering

CGC Director Andrea Ferrari elected Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering

22 September 2021

Today, the Royal Academy of Engineering has announced the election of 69 leading figures in the field of engineering and technology to its Fellowship . Among them is our Cambridge Graphene Centre Director Andrea C. Ferrari , Professor of Nanotechnology. Professor Andrea Ferrari's work sits at the frontier between...


Read more at: Graphene enables ten times higher data storage in computer memories
Graphene enables ten times higher data storage in computer memories

Graphene enables ten times higher data storage in computer memories

2 June 2021

Ultra-high-density hard drives made with graphene store ten times more data – a big leap forward for our data-hungry society


Read more at: Coffee stains inspire optimal printing technique for electronics
Coffee stains inspire optimal printing technique for electronics

Coffee stains inspire optimal printing technique for electronics

12 August 2020

Using an alcohol mixture, researchers modified how ink droplets dry, enabling cheap industrial-scale printing of electronic devices at unprecedented scales.


Read more at: Cambridge Graphene Centre students win award for new battery design
Cambridge Graphene Centre students win award for new battery design

Cambridge Graphene Centre students win award for new battery design

27 May 2020

Three-electrode cell with built-in pressure sensor snags 2020 CAPA prize


Read more at: CGC student Jakob E. Muench wins Hamilton prize
CGC student Jakob E. Muench wins Hamilton prize

CGC student Jakob E. Muench wins Hamilton prize

23 January 2020

CGC graduate student Jakob E. Muench received the Hamilton Prize for his work on graphene photodetectors for telecom applications.


Read more at: Smog-eating graphene composite reduces atmospheric pollution
Smog-eating graphene composite reduces atmospheric pollution

Smog-eating graphene composite reduces atmospheric pollution

4 December 2019

A graphene-titania photocatalyst degrades up to 70% more atmospheric NOx than standard titania nanoparticles in tests on real pollutants.


Read more at: Nanowires replace Newton’s famous glass prism
Nanowires replace Newton’s famous glass prism

Nanowires replace Newton’s famous glass prism

9 September 2019

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.