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Graphene

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  • Wednesday, 1 January, 2020
    Lex
    Graphene: pencil it in Premium

    Innovation: technological revolutions can take decades to get going

  • Sunday, 21 July, 2019
    Small Talk - CompaniesKate Burgess
    Graphene is less wonderful as an investment material

    It is taking decades to turn these one atom-thick sheets of carbon to good commercial use

  • Thursday, 20 December, 2018
    Interview
    The people developing graphene on a big scale

    A £60m centre in Manchester brings together industry and academics to advance its use

  • Thursday, 4 October, 2018
    4 min
    Graphene hype starts to become reality

    It might be some time before truly disruptive applications are developed

  • Friday, 24 August, 2018
    News in-depthSmall-cap focus
    Breakthrough for graphene groups remains elusive

    A £60m commercialisation centre hopes to take the material from the lab to the factory

  • Sunday, 4 February, 2018
    Small Talk - CompaniesKate Burgess
    Graphene proves less strong than investors hoped

    Commercial benefits of the ‘wonder’ material are slow to materialise

  • Friday, 2 February, 2018
    Small-cap focusMichael Pooler
    Investor exuberance dims for ‘wonder material’ graphene

    Achieving commercial breakthroughs for an innovation that is still very costly has proved hard

  • Monday, 8 January, 2018
    Special Report50 Ideas to Change the World
    Beyond lithium — the search for a better battery

    Graphene and salt water offer promising advances

  • Monday, 8 January, 2018
    Special Report50 Ideas to Change the World
    Superconductivity takes small steps forward

    Hydrogen and graphene show promise for zero electrical resistance at room temperature

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  • Monday, 8 January, 2018
    Special Report50 Ideas to Change the World
    Graphene filters change the economics of clean water

    Tight mesh removes chemicals, solutes, salts and compounds such as pesticides

  • Monday, 27 November, 2017
    Samsung hails ‘graphene ball’ battery success

    Charging time slashed to 12 mins, while capacity is boosted by 45%

  • Friday, 27 January, 2017
    Small-cap week: manufacturing

    Graphene developers struggle to break through but prospects are brighter

  • Tuesday, 13 December, 2016
    Ride into the future on bike tyres made with graphene

    Cyclists shave seconds off times as sport helps pioneer use of wonder material

  • Friday, 14 October, 2016
    Applied Graphene strikes fishing rods deal

    Century Composites deal reflects wider attempts to commercialise carbon-based material

  • Friday, 14 October, 2016
    Applied Graphene wins first production order
  • Wednesday, 4 May, 2016
    FT AlphavilleMarkets
    Markets Live: Wednesday, 4th May, 2016
  • Wednesday, 4 May, 2016
    Graphene manufacturer Directa Plus set for AIM IPO
  • Monday, 11 April, 2016
    FT AlphavilleCentral banks
    Markets Live: Monday, 11th April, 2016
  • Tuesday, 15 March, 2016
    A smart formula of ancient and modern

    Chemicals company Thomas Swan & Co has stayed loyal to its Consett roots yet is at the scientific cutting edge

  • Wednesday, 10 February, 2016
    Anjana Ahuja
    Brightness amid dimmed hopes for graphene

    The discovery of novel materials often predates their killer application

  • Friday, 31 July, 2015
    FT Magazine
    Materials science: Graphene takes on the fight against rust

    Latest idea is that a thin coating could provide excellent protection against corrosion for large metal structures

  • Sunday, 19 July, 2015
    Companies
    Age before duty benefits the Aim veterans

    Inheritance tax portfolio shows another side of the junior market — one that pays returns

  • Monday, 13 April, 2015
    World
    UK group signs Japan graphene deal

    Plan shows progress in development of ‘wonder’ material for wide range of industrial uses

  • Friday, 27 March, 2015
    UK business & economy
    Lightbulb moment as graphene goes live

    An atom-thick coating of miracle material on light filament cuts energy consumption by 10%

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