Terrance Barkan, Executive Director of The Graphene Council, discusses the evolution of graphene, from a scientific discovery to a ‘wonder material’.
Ever since the 2004...
VRX Silica explores the impending shortage of silica sand, the need for responsible sourcing, and why the company’s three multi-decade silica sand projects in...
Zentek’s ZenGUARD™ graphene-based nanotechnology filters and deactivates pathogens to reduce the risk of transmission, making higher risk work environments and social interactions safer.
The team...
An international team of scientists, including researchers from Lancaster University, have discovered the speed of magnetising a material.
The research team consisted of scientists from...
Lilei Ye, Business Developer for electronics applications for the Graphene Flagship, explains the state of play for graphene in electronics, and the challenges that...
The Innovation Platform spoke to Bernard Tourillon, Chairman, President and CEO of HPQ Silicon, to find out more about the company’s plans to manufacture...
A collaborative research team, including the University of Texas, Austin (UTA), has made a groundbreaking discovery regarding the actuators that control muscle movement.
What is...
Northwestern University engineers have developed the world’s smallest remote-controlled robot in the shape of a crab.
The recently developed remote-controlled robot - that is the...
Dr Paul Roach, President of the UK Society for Biomaterials, outlines the aims of the organisation and explains what the biomaterials sector learnt from...
AIMed is a Marie Sklodowska-Curie Innovative Training Network (Horizon2020 MSCA-ITN) training 15 early-stage researchers to develop materials with antimicrobial properties suitable for use on...
Scientists observe high-speed plasma turbulence that exceeds heat movement in the Large Helical Device (LHD).
In order to achieve a fusion power plant, it is...
A universal reaction mechanism, proposed by KAUST scientists, could explain the formation of carbon nanoparticles in interstellar and terrestrial environments.
Carbon nanostructures that are formed...
Tech experts create groundbreaking energy-generating textiles that can produce electricity by capturing energy from body movements.
Clothing that can analyse our health, communicate information, and...
Professor Robin Grimes is to be awarded an honorary doctorate due to his work in computer simulation techniques that enhance understanding of nuclear materials.
Aston...
Rare earth supply chain processes highlight an example of a critical material where innovation is key to creating new supply.
Rare earth supply chains are...
Researchers at the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST) have successfully predicted the most stable boron nitrate structure with the utilisation of...
The HITCOMP project has analysed the advantages of utilising thermoplastics in the aerospace sector to determine they are more efficient than conventional thermosetting composites.
The...
An interface-templated method has the potential to enhance the crystallinity of large single-layer graphene sheets on insulating supports.
A novel method can improve the crystallinity...
Scientists design stretchable, free-form lithium-ion batteries that can be printed on clothing and utilised in digital wearable devices.
A Korean research team has developed a...