NETL team converts coal tar pitch into graphene for improved supercapacitors
Researchers at NETL, a U.S. Department of Energy national laboratory, have developed a low-cost process for converting coal tar waste into high-quality graphene. The team stressed that the resulting can increase the performance of energy-storing supercapacitor...
Sparc Technologies receives USD$730,000 R&D tax refund
Sparc Technologies has secured AUD$1.12 million (around USD$730,000) in an R&D tax refund, under the Australian Government's R&D Tax Incentive, relating to the 2024 financial year. It was stated that this financial boost comes as a recognition of Sparc’s...
Researchers demonstrate on-chip phonon-enhanced IR near-field detection of molecular vibrations
A team of Spain-based researchers has developed a highly sensitive detector for identifying molecules via their infrared vibrational “fingerprint”. The new detector converts incident infrared light into ultra-confined "nanolight" in the form of phonon polaritons...
Researchers 3D print unique graphene frameworks for enhanced EMI shielding
Researchers from China's Nanjing University of Science and Technology and Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have developed lightweight and structurally controllable 3D reduced graphene oxide frameworks decorated with magnetic components (MRGO frameworks) via 3D...
Volt Carbon and its subsidiary Solid UltraBattery awarded DAIR funding
Volt Carbon Technologies, in collaboration with Downsview Aerospace Innovation & Research (DAIR), has announced that both Volt Carbon's southern Ontario-based mineral processing operation (Toronto) and its subsidiary, Solid UltraBattery (Guelph), have been...
Victoria government gives funding boost to graphene supercapacitors developer EnyGy
The Victorian government’s AUD$1 million (around USD$650,000) Made In Victoria Energy Technologies Manufacturing program will be awarded to four Victorian businesses manufacturing renewable energy technology components and products. Aming recipients is graphene...
Lyten to acquire battery manufacturing assets from Northvolt
Lyten has announced that it is acquiring manufacturing assets from Northvolt, a Swedish battery manufacturer facing financial difficulties. Northvolt is selling manufacturing equipment the company inherited in its 2021 acquisition of Cuberg, another battery...
Graphene Manufacturing Group updates on strengthening working capital and cutting costs
Graphene Manufacturing Group (GMG) has provided an update detailing its strengthened working capital and significant cost reductions. The Company received AUD$2.85 million (around USD$1,840,000) under Australia’s R&D Tax Incentive program, raising its cash...
New method uses graphene to enable imaging of biological processes as they occur
Researchers from Radboud University Medical Center and Biointerface Laboratory RWTH Aachen University Hospital have used graphene to develop a new technique that allows them to image biological processes as they occur, with enough detail to see protein complexes...
Project Arrow gets further funding, sports graphene-based battery by VoltaXplore
Project Arrow aims to develop an all-electric SUV concept with autonomous driving capabilities, and is a collaboration between nearly 60 different companies in Canada (led by the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association (APMA)). In 2023, at the CES (Consumer...