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The Cambridge Graphene Centre welcomes Dr Luigi Occhipinti as Deputy Director and Chief Operating Officer. Dr Occhipinti joined the Department of Engineering at Cambridge University in 2014, with the role of Outreach and Business Development Manager of the EPSRC Centre for Innovative manufacturing in Large-Area Electronics. Dr Occhipinti was senior…

In a series of exciting experiments conducted in November and December, Cambridge Graphene Centre researchers experienced weightlessness testing graphene’s application in space.Working as part of a collaboration between the Graphene Flagship and the European Space Agency, researchers from the Cambridge Graphene Centre have tested graphene in microg…

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. The facilities were officially opened on 19 September and are now available for researchers from both academia and …

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. Researchers from the Graphene Flagship have demonstrated that graphene-based materials can be …

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.Graphene Flagship researches from CNR-Istituto Nanoscienze, Italy and the University of Cambridge, UK have shown that it is possible to create a terahertz satura…

The Cambridge Graphene Centre are involved in one of two Graphene Flagship experiments testing graphene in zero-gravity conditions that will be launched in November.Researchers and students in the Graphene Flagship are preparing for two exciting experiments in collaboration with the European Space Agency (ESA) to test the viability of graphene for …

Professor Andrea Ferrari was awarded the decoration of Knight Officer of the Order of the Star of Italy on 19 June 2017 in recognition of his contributions to science as well as his promotion of Italian science and scientists.The order was awarded by Pasquale Terracciano, Ambassador of Italy to The United Kingdom on behalf of the President of Italy…

Large scale, fully integrable arrays of single photon quantum emitters are demonstrated in layered materials, which could lead to hybrid on-chip photonics devices for networks and sensing.Transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) are layered semiconductors that can be exfoliated into layers only a few atoms thick. Recent research has shown that some …

On 25th May, the Cambridge Graphene Centre’s industrial partners will gather in Cambridge for a day of networking, exhibitions and panel discussions.Building on the successful event of 2015, the Graphene Technology Day at the Cambridge Graphene Centre will showcase exciting products and prototypes of graphene technologies across the graphene indust…

James Macleod's stunning image of graphene inks has scooped more prizes in the 2017 EPSRC Photography CompetitionThe image, featuring swirls of graphene being processed into an alcohol-based ink, was chosen as the overall winner of the 2017 EPSRC Photography competition, was well as coming first in the Innovation and Equipment & Facilities categori…

Congratulations to Prof. Ferrari, who has been announced as the recipient of the NANOSMAT Award 2017 for "outstanding" contributions to nanoscience and nanotechnology. Prof. Andrea Ferrari, Director of the Cambridge Graphene Centre, has been awarded the NANOSMAT Award 2017. The award recognises exceptional scientific achievements, professional lead…

Conductive inks based on graphene and layered materials are key for low-cost manufacturing of flexible electronics, novel energy solutions, composites and coatings. A new method for liquid-phase exfoliation of graphite paves the way for scalable production.Conductive inks are useful for a range of applications, including printed and flexible elect…

The Cambridge Graphene Centre is recognised as the heart of a rapidly developing graphene value chain in Charles Cotton and Kate Kirk’s book ‘The Cambridge Phenomenon: Global Impact."Through its world-class research, strong industrial partnerships and entreprenurial sprit, the Cambridge Graphene Centre is leading the way in defining the graphene va…

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Researchers at the Cambridge Graphene Centre, in a collaboration including Emberion, have developed a novel graphene-based infrared (IR) detector with record high sensitivity for thermal detection. This result paves the way for high-performance IR imaging and spectroscopy.Researchers working at the Cambridge Graphene Centre have developed a novel g…