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GMG’s graphene-enhanced lubricant attracts interest across the globe
GMG Graphene enhanced automotive lubricant G-LUBRICANT™ is raising industry eyebrows due to its superior performance against existing lubricants. Graphene Manufacturing Group continues to innovate and invest. A vital element of the investment is their Stanhope Seta 4...

Ionic Industries raises over $2M for supercapacitor technology development
Last week Ionic Industries announced they have been successful in raising over $2 million dollars though a capital raising with Melbourne Capital Limited. Funds were raised from qualifying investors, being s708 sophisticated, institutional investors, licensed...

GMG and Ozkem sign Thermal-XR® global reseller deal
After a number of years of collaboration to develop THERMAL-XR® GMG and Ozkem have formalised their partnership with the appointment of GMG as the Global Distributor and Reseller. THERMAL-XR® (HVAC-R) COATING SYSTEM is a unique method of improving the conductivity of...

AGIA announces Craig Nicol as Chair of the Board of Directors
I am very pleased to accept the honourable role as Chair of the Board of Directors of the Australian Graphene Industry Association (AGIA). The AGIA exists because of the tireless efforts of a few people who had the genesis for the industry association in 2017 – the...

Victoria’s Lead Scientist on a graphene-enabled future for Australia
Victoria’s Lead Scientist, Dr Amanda Caples, has been connected to advanced materials manufacturing since her involvement in the establishment of Carbon Nexus at Deakin. Now, she turns her attention to the immense possibilities for Victoria and the nation, to profit...

How Australian graphene-enabled battery technologies can bridge the gap to a renewable energy future
The federal government has set a target for the substitution of 1000 megawatts of dispatchable power into the NSW grid in time for the Liddell closure, and has flagged the possibility of a taxpayer-funded investment in a gas-fired generation plant to achieve it. The...
AGIA Webinar: Challenges and insights from the commercialisation journey

Graphene and utility transformation
By Andrew Bonwick, former CEO of Power Direct and Chairman of EnergyOne Background Historically, Australia’s energy market has been based on the physical constraints of its production system. Around a half to two-thirds of our electricity is consumed during daytime...

The smart floor to combat COVID-19
Lining up for a coffee, food, getting into an elevator, or in line to grab a beer, just got 100% safer thanks to a smart floor which can systematically enforce safe social distancing. It’s called On-Q-Mat. Developed by Imagine Intelligent Materials (IIM), On-Q-Mat...

AGIA Webinar: Energy storage + graphene

Graphene – when being unseen means you’ve arrived
There’s a lot of hype around graphene right now. ‘The key to industry 4.0’, the answer to affordable super batteries and the foundation of a low carbon economy (ironic since graphene is carbon) – all strident messages of advocacy. And all possible. But the future of...

Professor Bronwyn Fox on Imagine Presents
Recently appointed to Deputy Vice Chancellor at Swinburne University, Professor Bronwyn Fox joined Chris Gilby on the Imagine Presents webinar series to discuss 'what's next?' with graphene.

US graphene developer wins strong investor support
An oversubscribed fundraising round for US manufacturer demonstrates growing investor interest in graphene. Nanotech Energy, a leading supplier of graphene, announced that its ‘Series C Preferred’ round of funding was expected to close at $25 million for a post-money...