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Over a ten-year horizon graphene-based energy storage undercuts lithium alternatives once maintenance, replacement cycles and performance degradation are counted, not just the upfront purchase price.

Dr Qian Yang at the National Graphene Institute, University of Manchester, has developed a new learning tool to expedite the search for two-dimensional quantum materials. This advancement could accelerate the discovery and application of graphene and other 2D materials in various technologies.

A study of fluoroelastomer compounds reinforced with graphene nanoplatelets finds that platelet size drives the mechanical and thermal performance of the resulting composite.

Professor Roman Gorbachev at the University of Manchester received a £1.9 million EPSRC Open Fellowship to lead a five-year project scaling van der Waals 2D material heterostructures from micrometre samples to wafer-scale fabrication using a new ultra-high vacuum platform. The work directly advances graphene and 2D materials manufacturing by targeting industrial-process compatibility and establishing a UK fabrication hub accessible to academic and industry users.