Articles tagged with '2d-materials' | University of Manchester

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2025
29
July
2025
| 12:51 Europe/London
A novel concrete formulation developed through collaboration between the Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre (GEIC) at the University of Manchester, Cemex UK, Galliford Try, Sika and Northumbrian Water has been successfully laid on site,
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29
July
2025
| 07:30 Europe/London
An international team led by researchers at The University of Manchester’s National Graphene Institute has demonstrated a ground-breaking device capable of electrically controlling heat flow, potentially transforming thermal management in aerospace
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28
July
2025
| 10:00 Europe/London
Researchers at the National Graphene Institute have developed a new type of antimicrobial coating that could improve hygiene across healthcare, consumer, and industrial products. Working in partnership with medical technology company Smith &
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21
July
2025
| 13:18 Europe/London
A new study published in Science Advances by researchers from the National Graphene Institute at University of Manchester and the University of Oviedo, has revealed a previously unseen behaviour of light in gypsum, a mineral better known for its use
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10
July
2025
| 11:00 Europe/London
Pioneering construction-tech firm Concretene has chosen the Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre (GEIC) as its base to support manufacturing upscale.  
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17
June
2025
| 16:00 Europe/London
John Whittaker, Engineering Director at the Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre (GEIC), is delighted to announce his appointment to the international advisory board of the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in 2D Materials of Tomorrow (2DMoT
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17
June
2025
| 14:38 Europe/London
The University of Manchester is part of the EU-funded AQUASOL project, working to address global water scarcity through renewable energy-powered desalination. Researchers at Manchester will develop graphene-based membranes designed to treat seawater
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16
June
2025
| 10:00 Europe/London
Scientists from the National Graphene Institute at The University of Manchester and the University of Technology Sydney have developed a new way to improve the lifespan of zinc-ion batteries, offering a safer and more sustainable option for energy
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15
April
2025
| 11:11 Europe/London
A breakthrough by researchers at The University of Manchester sheds light on one of nature’s most elusive forces, with wide-reaching implications for medicine, energy, climate modelling and more.Researchers at The University of Manchester have
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04
April
2025
| 16:04 Europe/London
Professor Cinzia Casiraghi has been appointed as Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) at the Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre (GEIC), bringing with her more than two decades of pioneering research experience in graphene and 2D materials.
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20
March
2025
| 16:03 Europe/London
The National Graphene Institute (NGI) at The University of Manchester is marking its 10th anniversary, celebrating a decade of groundbreaking research. 
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05
March
2025
| 13:40 Europe/London
We are delighted to announce that Graphene Innovations Manchester (GIM) has extended its Tier 1 Partnership with the Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre (GEIC) for another three years.This renewed collaboration is a key pillar of GIM’s £250
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2024
22
October
2024
| 09:26 Europe/London
The University of Manchester is marking two decades since the discovery of graphene: the Nobel Prize-winning ‘wonder material’, which was first isolated by Professor Sir Andre Geim and Professor Sir Kostya Novoselov on this day in 2004.
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01
August
2024
| 11:20 Europe/London
The National Graphene Institute (NGI) at The University of Manchester has been identified as a key stakeholder in the UK-India Technology Security Initiative (TSI) following its announcement on 24 July.
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04
July
2024
| 12:05 Europe/London
This week, NGI and GEIC hosted representatives from 120 large organisations, SMEs and start-ups, in an exclusive two-day event for industry.
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07
June
2024
| 09:32 Europe/London
The University of Manchester’s National Graphene Institute has spearheaded an international team to engineer a novel approach for controlling thermal emission, detailed in a paper published in Science. 
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25
April
2024
| 09:30 Europe/London
Researchers at The University of Manchester have successfully achieved robust superconductivity in high magnetic fields using a newly created one-dimensional (1D) system.
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24
January
2024
| 09:30 Europe/London
Manchester scientists have developed a new type of wearable sensor that can precisely track your breath, even the slightest changes in the exhaling and inhaling processes.
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2023
18
December
2023
| 16:29 Europe/London
In a groundbreaking move towards sustainable construction and waste management, The University of Manchester are proud to witness the recent announcements from our Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre (GEIC) partners – Graphene Innovations
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05
December
2023
| 12:00 Europe/London
Scientists at the University of Manchester Unveil Inorganic Stamp Technology for Creating Atomically Clean Interfaces. New technology could revolutionise the development of next-generation electronics.
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06
November
2023
| 10:00 Europe/London
Researchers from the National Graphene Institute at the University of Manchester have discovered a way to use light to accelerate proton transport through graphene, which could revolutionise the way we generate hydrogen.
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12
September
2023
| 10:33 Europe/London
 Gerdau, Brazilian largest steel producer, and The University of Manchester's Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre (GEIC) are celebrating the successful completion of their fifth year of partnership. 
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05
September
2023
| 11:48 Europe/London
James Baker, CEO of Graphene@Manchester has been conferred the title of Professor of Practice at The University of Manchester in recognition of his significant leadership and contributions to graphene and 2D materials. 
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31
August
2023
| 16:04 Europe/London
Researchers at University of Manchester and the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland, have revealed an innovative approach to track individual molecule dynamics within nanofluidic structures, illuminating their response to
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23
August
2023
| 16:00 Europe/London
Researchers from The University of Manchester and the University of Warwick finally solved the long-standing puzzle of why graphene is so much more permeable to protons than expected by theory.
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27
June
2023
| 15:33 Europe/London
The Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, inaugurated Graphene 2023, the 13th edition of the Graphene Conference series - the largest European event in Graphene and 2-dimensional materials at the University of Manchester. 
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19
May
2023
| 14:20 Europe/London
For the first time in the UK, scientists have been able to recover commercial grade lithium carbonate and graphite from black mass; a solid black powder containing a complex mixture of metals and impurities recovered from recycling end-of-life
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28
March
2023
| 14:49 Europe/London
The Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre’s growing commercial ecosystem around advanced materials has been strengthened by equity deals between GEIC Tier 1 partner Nationwide Engineering Research & Development (NERD), global engineering
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14
March
2023
| 10:23 Europe/London
A team of researchers led by Prof. Andre Geim from the National Graphene Institute (NGI) have discovered that nanoripples in graphene can make it a strong catalyst, contrary to general expectations that the carbon sheet is as chemically inert as the
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10
March
2023
| 09:33 Europe/London
The graphene innovation ecosystem at The University of Manchester has been highlighted as an exemplar in attracting inward investment into the local regional economy – and therefore helping to boost the UK’s ‘levelling up’ agenda.
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