AirMembrane raises funding to prepare mass production of graphene EUV pellicles
Venture firm Global Brain has led a new funding round in AirMembrane, a Japanese developer and manufacturer of graphene pellicles for extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography. Global Brain invested through its Global Brain Flagship Fund IX. The TAKANAWA GATEWAY Global...
Voltage-defined “guardrails” could let graphene separate light-generated charges
Researchers at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) and TU Dresden, led by Ralf Schützhold, director of the HZDR Institute of Theoretical Physics, have proposed a new way to extract electrical current from light absorbed by graphene, using electrode...
Perpetuus graphene masterbatch could save tire makers about 165 kWh per ton of compound
Perpetuus Advanced Materials has announced the results of an industrial production assessment of its surface-engineered graphene nanoplatelet (GNP) masterbatch in truck and bus radial (TBR) tire production. The company says the masterbatch eliminated two mixing...
Scientists just broke a textbook rule of physics
Scientists have defied a long-standing rule of laser physics by generating X-rays with much higher energies than conventional theory predicts. The surprising discovery reveals how two electrons working together can overcome a previously accepted limit, opening new...
Argo Graphene advances plans for a commercial graphene refinery near Chicago
Argo Graphene Solutions has provided an update on its plan to build a commercial-scale graphene refinery in the Chicago, Illinois area. The company says it is in the final stages of securing a facility to house its STREAM production operations. A wholly owned Nevada...
Smaller EV batteries, longer range? Scientists may have found a way
Scientists have developed a new technology that could make electric vehicle batteries smaller, lighter, and longer-lasting, potentially allowing cars to travel farther on a single charge. By borrowing precision manufacturing techniques from computer chip production,...
Hawkeye Bio’s graphene-biosensor lung cancer blood test LEAP becomes commercially available
Hawkeye Bio and HealthQuest Esoterics, a clinical reference laboratory in Irvine, California, have announced the commercial availability of LEAP (Lung Enzyme Activity Profile), a prescription blood test designed to support early lung cancer detection and complement...
Concretene raises £4.5 million (US$6 million) to scale graphene concrete admixtures and make graphene from wastewater biogas
Concretene, a University of Manchester spin-out developing graphene-enhanced concrete admixtures, has raised £4.5 million (US$6.0 million) in the first close of its Series A round. The round includes £2 million (US$2.7 million) from NPIF II – PXN Equity Finance, which...
Tiny magnetic vortices could help computers work more like your brain
Scientists have filmed tiny magnetic vortices called skyrmions melting out of an organized lattice for the first time, revealing new ways to manipulate these unusual structures. The breakthrough could help make brain-like computers a reality, potentially enabling...
Scientists discover a hidden flaw that challenges 40 years of superconductor science
A superconducting material studied for 40 years has turned out to be far more complex than scientists believed. Advanced 3D imaging revealed a hidden patchwork of crystal structures, with unusually wide boundaries that may weaken superconductivity. The discovery...