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Major graphene innovators finalise fundraising deals
Demonstrating the growing level of interest in commercial applications for graphene as one of the world’s newest and most intelligent materials comes the news that two Australian companies have achieved successful fundraisings in the past month. Melbourne’s Ionic...

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...

GAC to produce graphene-enhanced battery for EVs by end of 2020
Chinese EV maker Guangzhou Automobile New Energy (GAC) has announced that it has developed a graphene-enhanced battery for electronic vehicles which will be available for mass production at the end of this year. GAC reports that its graphene technology can charge...

GMG wins Australian Research Council grant
Graphene Manufacturing Group is proud to be the recipient of a $390k Australian Research Council grant with The University of Queensland for the final stage development of a graphene enhanced aluminium ion battery. The rechargeable aluminium battery could replace...

Webinar: Graphene Innovations and Applications Update
Hear presentations from Australia's biggest movers in graphene. Chris Gilbey, CEO of Imagine Intelligent materials discusses the latest development in intelligent flooring and leak detection. Craig Nichol, CEO of Graphene Manufacturing Group profiles the globally...

Guardian G-Volt masks use graphene and electrical charge to repel viruses
LIGC Applications has developed the Guardian G-Volt - a face mask with a graphene filtration system that can be sterilised and safely re-used. Global interest in protective masks has surged in recent months, due to ongoing coronavirus outbreaks around the world....

Imagine Intelligent Materials wins Government grant
Imagine Intelligent Materials Limited, (Australia’s Leading Graphene Sensing Company) is one of the beneficiaries of the Morrison government’s investment into Australian defence industries announced today by The Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Melissa Price MP....

5 properties of graphene that will change the world
Graphene is set to make our world cleaner and smarter in thousands of ways. Here are 5 of them. Technology-driven efficiency gains already outstrip conversion to renewable energy as a driver of carbon reduction. Graphene has the power to turbocharge these efficiency...

GMG ‘G’ Coolant trials show stunning efficiency gains
Recent trials at a major Queensland retail centre demonstrated the immense power of graphene to deliver the kind of energy savings Australia will need in order to meet its emissions reductions targets. Graphene is the most conductive material ever measured. By...

Graphene and Australia’s transition to a graphene-enabled low carbon economy
How can Australia achieve its emissions reduction targets without significant economic disruption? Through innovation. And at the core of global industrial innovation is one material – graphene. Graphene is considered to be the key enabling material of the 4th...

Nano-thin flexible touchscreens could be printed like newspaper
Researchers have developed an ultra-thin and ultra-flexible electronic material that could be printed and rolled out like newspaper, for the touchscreens of the future. The touch-responsive technology is 100 times thinner than existing touchscreen materials and so...

A wearable gas sensor for health and environmental monitoring
A highly sensitive, wearable gas sensor for environmental and human health monitoring may soon become commercially available, according to researchers at Penn State and Northeastern University. The sensor device is an improvement on existing wearable sensors because...