CealTech AS launches its online booking and ordering system for pure graphene materials. The company says that its new system will be available on Wednesday, January 25th at 12:00 AM (GMT +1). First shipments are scheduled for May 25th, 2017.

Graphene shipping box

Booking orders will be registered and processed on a rolling basis - so save this date, and secure your booking early. To book your 3D graphene materials, click here - www.cealtech.com.

Researchers at the University of Cambridge, managed to activate graphene's potential to superconduct by coupling it with a material called praseodymium cerium copper oxide (PCCO). The researchers suggest that superconductive graphene could have interesting applications; It could be used to create new types of superconducting quantum devices for high-speed computing, and it might also be used to prove the existence of a form of superconductivity known as "p-wave" superconductivity, which academics have been struggling to verify for many years.

Graphene's ability to superconduct has been speculated but thus far has only been achieved by doping it with, or by placing it on, a superconducting material - a process that can compromise some of its other properties. "Placing graphene on a metal can dramatically alter the properties so it is technically no longer behaving as we would expect," the team stated. "What you see is not graphene's intrinsic superconductivity, but simply that of the underlying superconductor being passed on."

McLaren, the British racing team/supercar manufacturer, has announced the new RM 50-03 Tourbillon Split Seconds Chronograph Ultralight McLaren F1. The watch's mechanism weighs only 7 grams and the entire watch just 40, with the help of a graphene, titanium and carbon fiber composite.

It was reported that McLaren's Applied Technologies division has been working with the National Graphene Institute on applications for graphene, out of which high-end watchmaker Richard Mille (working in collaboration with McLaren), constructed the three-part case, with the titanium and carbon-fiber movement at its center.

The Graphene-Info team spent the last 2 weeks in China, on a trip that included participation in the Printed & Flexible Electronics China 2017 conference, some OLED-related meetings, and a fascinating 2-day visit to the Wuxi Graphene Center.

The Chinese graphene market is somewhat shrouded in mystery, as many specifics remain unknown. We set out to find out more exact details on this interesting graphene industry, and came back quite impressed.

Researchers at the Technical University of Munich have found that graphene can be combined with porphyrins, the molecules that convey oxygen in haemoglobin and absorb light during photosynthesis, to get a material with exciting new properties. The resulting hybrid structures could be used in the field of molecular electronics, solar cells and in developing new sensors.

The technique involves growing a graphene layer on a surface of silver to use its catalytic properties. Then, under ultra-high vacuum conditions, porphyrin molecules are added. These lose the hydrogen atoms from their periphery when heated on the metal surface, and they end up connecting to the graphene edges.

Researchers from the Lodz University of Technology in Poland have designed a transparent, flexible cryogenic temperature sensor with graphene structures as sensing elements. Such sensors could be useful for any field that requires operating in low-temperatures, such as medical diagnostics, space exploration and aviation, processing and storage of food and scientific research.

The sensors were repeatedly cooled from room temperature to cryogenic temperature. Graphene structures were characterized using Raman spectroscopy. The observation of the resistance changes as a function of temperature indicates the potential use of graphene in the construction of temperature sensors. The temperature characteristics of the analyzed graphene sensors exhibit no clear anomalies or strong non-linearity in the entire studied temperature range (as compared to the typical carbon sensor).

In a recent coatings event held in China, The Sixth Element and Daopeng Technology presented graphene-based anti-corrosion coatings.

The anti-corrosion coatings based on grapheneSE1132 from The Sixth Element are said to be a milestone for anti-corrosion applications in marine environment. Adding 1％ graphene to the primer, formulated with only 25% zinc powder, more than 3000 hours can be achieved in the salt spray test. Compared to conventional anti-corrosion systems using 70%-80% zinc powder, this new formulation with 1% graphene reduces the necessary zinc amount by more than 50%.

Researchers at MIT have designed a strong and lightweight material, by compressing and fusing flakes of graphene. The new material, a sponge-like configuration with a density of just 5%, can have a strength 10 times that of steel. This work could pose an interesting way of transforming graphene into useful 3D objects and items.

The team developed the product by using a combination of both heat and pressure, compressing and fusing the flakes of graphene together. This process produced a strong, stable structure whose form resembles that of some corals and microscopic creatures called diatoms. These shapes, which have an enormous surface area in proportion to their volume, proved to be remarkably strong.

We're happy to announce a new market report, Graphene Oxide Market Report. This report, brought to you by the world's leading graphene experts, is a comprehensive guide to the graphene oxide market. Graphene Oxide is an exciting material with promising applications in diverse areas - including energy storage, composite materials, bio-medical, water treatment and more. Graphene Oxide can also be reduced to make conductive graphene flakes (r-GO).

Reading this report, you'll learn all about:

• The difference between graphene oxide and graphene
• Graphene oxide properties
• Possible applications for graphene oxide
• Reduction of graphene oxide to r-GO
• Available materials on the market

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• A list of prominent GO research activities
• A list of all graphene oxide developers and their products
• Sample graphene oxide implementations
• Datasheets for over 20 different GO materials
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XG Sciences, a supplier of graphene nanoplatelets and value-added products containing graphene nanoplatelets, recently announced that it has closed an agreement with The Dow Chemical Company for up to a $10 million senior credit facility, which may be drawn down in tranches by XGS at its discretion through December 2019.

The company received $2 million under this facility at close and may draw another $3 million at its discretion at any time prior to the first anniversary of the agreement. After the first anniversary of the closing, the company may access the remaining $5 million, provided it has raised at least $10 million of additional equity capital. XG Sciences and Dow agreed to hold commercial discussions including the potential out-license of certain of Dow’s manufacturing IP related to graphene nanoplatelets to XGS.