Graphene is constantly being employed into various battery and energy storage technologies and this has become one of the largest growing areas of graphene research commercially. A team composed of academics and industry scientists from Korea have created a graphene-silica assembly, called a graphene ball, for use as an anodic material and a cathodic coating material in lithium-ion battery batteries.
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.
Researchers have uncovered a way to harness a two-dimensional material that could provide clean and potentially limitless energy. A team from the University of Arkansas discovered they could generate an alternating current, strong enough to indefinitely power a wristwatch, by utilising the unique material properties of graphene sheets.
Thin sheets of graphene may be used as light sails for spacecraft. In yet another microgravity experiment, a team of Delft PhD students examined the properties of ferrofluids in space.
Tata s looking for other collaborators, especially any organizations that can offer expertise and insight on how to scale up a steel production process that employs a graphene oxide for corrosion resistance.
Earlier this year, Anker’s audio brand, Zolo, launched a Kickstarter campaign for its Liberty+, a pair of graphene-enhanced fully wireless earphones. The Zolo Liberty+ earphones are now available on Amazon.
UltraCharge, an Australian company based in Israel that aims to develop next-gen battery technology, has signed a cornerstone Joint Collaboration Agreement with Dotz Nano, in order to integrate graphene quantum dots (GQDs) in its anode technology for lithium-ion batteries. The agreement will see the two companies enter into a 3-month pilot cooperation program to develop longer-lasting, faster-charging and more dependable technology utilizing GQD’s.
Quantum dots are semiconductor nanocrystals with the potential to revolutionize diverse technologies,including photovoltaics, medical imaging and quantum computing. They can absorb UV light and produce sharp, bright colours, making them especially attractive for next-generation TVs, smartphones and LEDs. However, they are poor electrical conductors, and therefore inefficient to use in devices on their own. To improve their efficiency, researchers have tried combining them with graphene, an excellent conductor. Adding graphene would also confer the ability to tinker with the output even after fabrication, or turn the device on and off at will.
UK-China Graphene Standardisation Cooperation Working Group Conference agreed to work together to submit a co-authored International Organization for Standardization (ISO) proposal by February 2018.