Graphene is a two-dimensional form of carbon one molecule thick that was discovered in 2004. It’s incredibly thin, light and strong and has numerous potential applications.
The EU’s Graphene Flagship project is one of Europe’s biggest research initiatives. Over the course of its 10 year lifetime it will receive €1bn in funding to bring together academic and industrial researchers to take graphene and related materials from the laboratory to the marketplace. As it does so, it will help create new jobs and opportunities.