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  • Artist's rendition of a painting being protected by graphene.

    Graphene: savior and protector of heritage

    K. Warner, Metal Tech News|Updated Nov 5, 2024

    Applications of graphene nanoparticles can strengthen materials, resist fungal growth, and block the harmful effects of light and moisture in art and artifacts. Even as contemporary art materials develop more archival and colorfast formulations, common environmental factors of light and moisture are unavoidable. Airborne chemical agents and the inevitable hazards of subtle wear and tear are the constant companions of archivists and restorers who look after the world's...

  • A researcher with a ladle full of black pristine graphene.

    HydroGraph extends GEIC graphene partnership

    A.J. Roan, Metal Tech News|Updated Nov 5, 2024

    Collaboration aims to advance innovative applications of high-purity graphene. As the global demand for advanced nanomaterials continues to rise, HydroGraph Clean Power Inc. and the University of Manchester's Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre (GEIC) are extending their partnership to further explore the capabilities of pristine graphene. This extended collaboration builds on a foundation first established in September 2023, when HydroGraph and GEIC embarked on a...

  • A row of soldiers lined up, focusing on their distinct footwear.

    GC USA to upgrade boots for U.S. troops

    A.J. Roan, Metal Tech News|Updated Aug 13, 2024

    Partners with HEROES and UMass Lowell to develop advanced, American-made military boots using cutting-edge graphene and aerogel technology. Taking a bold step in military innovation, GC Associates USA has partnered with DEVCOM Soldier Center and UMass Lowell to utilize its cutting-edge graphene and aerogel materials for the next generation of U.S. military footwear. GC USA, recognized for its innovative solutions and veteran leadership, has a distinguished history of...

  • Man pouring concrete into framed grid on a building.

    Arizona State validates HydroGraph graphene

    A.J. Roan, Metal Tech News|Updated Jul 11, 2024

    "Tests also showed a reduction in global warming potential of 10 to 15%." In a notable advancement for sustainable building materials, HydroGraph Clean Power Inc. announced the publication of a joint study with Arizona State University that validates the performance of its pristine graphene in cement, showcasing improvements in compressive strength and a reduction in global warming potential. According to the European Union-backed research firm Graphene Flagship, integrating...

  • A table full of 2024 ARBS awards for HVAC industry.

    GMG's graphene coating wins HVAC award

    A.J. Roan, Metal Tech News|Updated Jul 11, 2024

    Premier heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration exhibition recognizes company for innovative graphene-based paint. In recognition for its top-of-the-line graphene-based THERMAL-XR RESTORE HVAC coating, Graphene Manufacturing Group Ltd. was awarded the Product Excellence HVAC Award in Australia for an innovative product that could well be the start of a turning point in the industry. Based out of Richlands, Australia, GMG is a clean-tech company that bypasses...

  • Fresh poured graphene concrete with a G printed on the corner.

    Premier Graphene reveals stronger concrete

    A.J. Roan, Metal Tech News|Updated May 3, 2024

    Advanced materials firm reports the successful integration of graphene into construction materials. Trailblazing the development of eco-friendly graphene and its integration into the production process of other products, Premier Graphene Inc. has announced the successful incorporation of graphene with construction materials, marking a groundbreaking leap forward in the construction and materials science industries. Founded in 2010, California-based Premier Graphene is a global...

  • A bottle of GMG’s CoolWorx graphene coating.

    GMG to sell graphene HVAC coating in US

    A.J. Roan, Metal Tech News|Updated Feb 16, 2024

    With the groundwork laid out for its THERMAL-XR graphene-based HVAC coating, Graphene Manufacturing Group Ltd. (GMG) recently expanded its product reach to North America, receiving approval from Canada and awaiting the final okays from the U.S. Based out of Richlands, Australia, GMG is a clean-tech company that, instead of mining or sourcing graphite to refine into graphene, makes the wonder material through a unique synthetic process. The company has devised a proprietary...

  • Zentek’s graphene-based ZenGUARD antimicrobial mask.

    Zentek shows economics of graphene filters

    A.J. Roan, Metal Tech News|Updated Jan 31, 2024

    Further advancing the disease-fighting products it developed during the COVID-19 pandemic, Zentek Ltd. has released the details of a new study focused on the logistics and costs for commercial facilities that adopt its graphene-based ZenGUARD Enhanced Air Filters, as well as the benefits its product provides to mitigate the spread of airborne transmissive pathogens. "We have learned through the pandemic that viruses spread almost exclusively when people are indoors, and one...

  • The U.S. Air Force Base in Spangdahlem, Germany, in the 1990s.

    Strengthening USAF airfields with graphene

    A.J. Roan, Metal Tech News|Updated Jan 20, 2024

    Accelerating efforts to broaden its rare earths and critical elements supply chain, American Resources Corp. announced that its affiliated company, Novusterra Inc., has signed a strategic partnership with key industries leaders, including the United States Air Force, for its patented technology on the production of carbon nanomaterial additives for future sustainable infrastructure. "We are honored to serve alongside our partners at Kenai Defense, Texas Tech University and...

  • Kansas State University scooping graphene out of a small detonation chamber.

    Explosive graphene EMI shielding discovery

    A.J. Roan, Metal Tech News|Updated Jan 1, 2024

    Chance graphene discovery leads to tech company pushing forward next generation of K-State research. In a similar serendipitous fashion that enabled the original discovery of graphene, scientists from Kansas State University were astounded when an experiment predicted to create aerosol gel failed, leaving their material in a smoldering pile. Instead, the researchers were left with a sooty black substance that would result in an explosive new way to produce the wonder...

  • Computer-generated image of a blue circuit board with an orange glow.

    Makers of graphene, EMI devices team up

    Rose Ragsdale, For Metal Tech News|Updated Oct 11, 2023

    Moving to seize opportunities presented by a rapidly emerging manufacturing sector in the cybersecurity industry, graphene maker HydroGraph Clean Power Inc. is teaming up with Kansas-based EMP Shield Inc., a leader in protecting devices from destructive interference caused by electromagnetic airwaves. Under the collaboration, the companies aim to develop advanced electromagnetic interference shielding products using HydroGraph's high-purity graphene. Electromagnetic interferen...

  • Graphene Manufacturing Group staff pose for successful 1,000-liter production.

    Australia cools down with graphene paint

    A.J. Roan, Metal Tech News|Updated Aug 29, 2023

    Beginning to see some of the innovative ways that graphene can be used in everyday consumer technologies, Graphene Manufacturing Group Ltd. has brought its specially reduced-methane graphene to supplement something that has become so universal to living – temperature control. Based out of Richlands, Australia, GMG is a clean-tech company that, instead of mining or sourcing graphite to then go through the painstaking process of refining into graphene, makes the wonder m...

  • Rendering of molecules floating in outer space.

    Graphene is abundant and useful in space

    A.J. Roan, Metal Tech News|Updated Aug 16, 2023

    Long put forward as a wonder material, graphene undeniably has astounding properties – stronger than steel, a better electrical conductor than copper, and lighter than almost anything else with similar properties – and while it has been partially adopted into space-faring technologies, many theoretical uses remain where a pure form of the material could dramatically benefit a future in the stars. To detail those opportunities, a group of scientists from the Italian Space Age...

  • Technicians paint a plane with various coatings to protect it from corrosion.

    Zentek tests ZenARMOR coating for aviation

    A.J. Roan, Metal Tech News|Updated Jun 27, 2023

    Known for its ZenGUARD graphene air filters developed to help mitigate bacterial spread during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Zentek Ltd. recently announced it has been awarded a research and development contract through Innovation Solutions Canada to help develop ZenARMOR, a novel graphene-based corrosion protection technology that offers self-healing properties. As a mining company that began its technology journey amid the COVID-19 pandemic to develop solutions to...

  • The newest graphene headphones by Logitech in black and white.

    Esports welcomes PRO graphene headset

    A.J. Roan, Metal Tech News|Updated May 31, 2023

    Introducing the next generation of audio experience, global computer accessory and software company Logitech recently revealed its Logitech G PRO X 2 LIGHTSPEED wireless gaming headset. What sets these headphones apart from the rest? Graphene. "The core philosophy of the Logitech G PRO series is about creating gear that meets the demanding needs of professional esports athletes and competitive gamers," said Chris Pate, principal product manager, Logitech G PRO Series. "With...

  • A rendering of carbon-like atoms overlaid like a grid, representing graphene.

    Graphene sets magnetoresistivity record

    A.J. Roan, Metal Tech News|Updated Apr 18, 2023

    A research team at The University of Manchester led by Nobel Prize-winning Professor Andre Geim has discovered yet another superlative capability for graphene. Materials that strongly change their resistivity under magnetic fields are highly sought for various applications. Such materials are rare, and most metals and semiconductors change their electrical resistivity only by a tiny fraction of a percent at room temperature and in practically viable magnetic fields...

  • 3D rendering of bumpy graphene with hydrogen molecules at the peaks.

    Graphene exhibits catalytic properties

    A.J. Roan, Metal Tech News|Updated Apr 16, 2023

    Pinning yet another magical property on the coat of the wonder material known as graphene begs the question – is there anything that graphene can't do? A team of researchers from the National Graphene Institute at the University of Manchester has discovered that imperfect graphene can exhibit qualities much like a catalyst, which is contrary to the general expectation that the carbon sheet is as chemically inert as the bulk graphite from which it is obtained. Published in t...

  • Mask developed with Zentek's ZenGUARD graphene coating to protect against COVID.

    ZenGUARD-treated filters surpass air tests

    A.J. Roan, Metal Tech News|Updated Feb 7, 2023

    With the final report for its Phase 2 testing of ZenGUARD for use in heating, ventilation, and air conditioning filtration from the National Research Council of Canada, Zentek Ltd. is priming itself to begin integrating its sterilizing ZenGUARD-treated filters to help mitigate risks from airborne viral transmission such as COVID-19. "We believe our patented technology platform, ZenGUARD, is a disruptive technology for the HVAC industry, giving us the ability to help filter...

  • Closeup of epitaxial graphene electronics chip balanced on woman’s fingertip.

    Scientists report new use for graphene

    Rose Ragsdale, For Metal Tech News|Updated Jan 3, 2023

    Researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology may have identified the material that will replace silicon in the next generation of tinier and more efficient computer chips. With silicon nearly maxed out in its ability to accommodate faster computing, scientists say a new large nanoelectronics platform is needed, now more than ever. In the search for a material that could replace silicon, graphene has seemed promising for decades. But its potential reportedly faltered along...

  • A crew sprays a commercial airplane to coat it in a protective anti-ice layer.

    Zentek icephobic coatings undergo testing

    A.J. Roan, Metal Tech News|Updated Sep 20, 2022

    Zentek Ltd., the company that has been advancing its ZenGuard technology of antimicrobial graphene surface coatings, has placed its latest innovation – icephobic coatings – under rigorous testing with sand and rain erosion assessments, demonstrating that the technology is durable in adverse conditions for both turbine and drone industries. As a mining company that began its technology journey amid the COVID-19 pandemic to develop solutions to prevent the spread of the vir...

  • A golden nib holding a large drop of black ink.

    Graphene ink for safe wearable devices

    A.J. Roan, Metal Tech News|Updated Sep 6, 2022

    As the development of smaller electronics continues, the ability to manufacture various gadgets and gizmos into portable and even wearable designs has become the norm. Yet, a bottleneck has arisen from the limitations of the materials – they do not function as well on a micro-scale. However, researchers from the Eindhoven University of Technology have utilized a nanomaterial that capitalizes on its unique makeup and allows the conductive material to show its stuff, graphene i...

  • Gold bars displayed in an organized pile.

    Philosopher's graphene: waste into gold

    A.J. Roan, Metal Tech News|Updated Aug 30, 2022

    Researchers from the University of Manchester might have to adopt a new title: alchemists, as they may have discovered the 21st-century version of the philosopher's stone. But unlike the mystical substance of old, the modern golden transformation is thanks to a microscopically thin material that has been growing in popularity due to its miracle-like properties – graphene. "Graphene turns rubbish into gold, literally," said Andre Geim, a professor from the University of M...

  • A 3D rending of neurons firing through the brain.

    Computer synapses fire with graphene

    A.J. Roan, Metal Tech News|Updated Aug 23, 2022

    Researchers from the University of Texas at Austin have discovered the potential of using the super material graphene to develop synaptic transistors for brain-like computers. For most traditional computing devices, silicon remains the gold standard. However, there have long been attempts to use more flexible, more efficient, and more environmentally friendly materials for transistors. Computers that function like the human brain are inching closer to mainstream adoption, yet...

  • The inside of Graphenea's new graphene oxide pilot plant.

    Graphene oxide on the way for EU markets

    A.J. Roan, Metal Tech News|Updated Jul 12, 2022

    Through a recent breakthrough in battery recycling, Graphmatech, Graphenea, and Northvolt have succeeded in up-cycling end-of-life electric vehicle batteries into graphene oxide at industrial pilot scale, helping to hasten the transition to a green economy. "The upcycling of graphene oxide from recycling batteries represents a great development in our pursuit of a sustainable battery industry in Europe," said Emma Nehrenheim, chief environmental officer of Northvolt....

  • particle accelerator graphene laser ion acceleration study University Osaka

    Graphene key to laser ion acceleration

    A.J. Roan, Metal Tech News|Updated Jul 12, 2022

    Thanks to the superlative properties of graphene, researchers from the University of Osaka, in collaboration with the National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology, Kobe University, and the National Central University in Taiwan were able to achieve energetic ion acceleration. Typical particle acceleration works by using electric fields to speed up and increase the energy of a beam of particles, which are then steered and focused by magnetic fields. The beam of...

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