Graphene in the United Kingdom
CAMBRIDGE NANOSYSTEMS TO BUILD GRAPHENE PRODUCTION FACILITY
Cambridge Nanosystems, a Cambridge University start,has announced plans to build a five ton per annum graphene production facility. This might mean that graphene will be available to scientists in large quantities, which may hopefully speed up research breakthroughs. The facility is scheduled to open in 2015. Web: http://cambridgenanosystems.com
NEW GRAPHENE CENTRE TO BE BUILT IN MANCHESTER
A new £235m science research centre will be built in Manchester, the UK Chancellor announced in his Autumn Statement. The centre, which will be based at the University of Manchester, will build on advances made in graphene among other materials.
NEW GRAPHENE COLLABORATION
Two more companies have finalised collaborative partnerships with The University of Manchester to work on graphene applications of the future. Morgan Advanced Materials and 2D-Tech have both agreed long-term research collaborations with the National Graphene Institute (NGI), the £61m centre at the University set to open in early 2015. The news coincided with the first industry tour of the NGI this week, when representatives from 15 companies including AkzoNobel, Tata and BAE Systems were the first to tour the NGI just months before it opens its doors. The industry group also formed the Advisory Panel for the £60m Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre (GEIC), which will fill a critical gap in the ecosystem for graphene and 2-D material research, development, and application in the UK. Also revealed today for the first time is the first of three graphene-related videos from The University of Manchester, showing how our research in partnership with industry could create real-life applications. The first film, on graphene membranes, can be seen at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8NxvkwkhiI&list=UUoonWbmbowBclSh0Gak4qlw.
