Where graphene is already working and where it's headed
The tire industry consumes carbon black by the millions of tonnes annually. It is the largest, oldest, and most sophisticated filled-composite market in existence, and every one of …
Textiles occupy an unusual position in the graphene story. Unlike aerospace or semiconductors, products are already on shelves and have been for several years. Unlike concrete, the …
Of all graphene’s proposed biomedical applications, biosensing has the cleanest physical rationale. Every atom of a graphene sheet is a surface atom. There is no bulk for a …
Graphene’s record in lithium-ion batteries is mixed, as we set out in Graphene in Batteries: Beyond the Hype. It is a useful conductive additive at low loadings and a poor …
Graphene is a two-dimensional material, which is both its defining feature and a practical inconvenience. Individual sheets are difficult to handle, and in bulk they tend to …
Water scarcity is one of the defining resource challenges of the 21st century. Over two billion people live in water-stressed areas, and demand for clean water is growing as …
Aerospace is simultaneously one of the most technically demanding and most slowly moving markets for new materials. The performance requirements are extreme — aircraft components …
Graphene-enhanced concrete has been the headline story for graphene in construction — and for good reason, since concrete production generates approximately 8% of global CO₂ …
The automotive industry is undergoing one of its most significant material transitions in decades. Electrification changes the weight distribution, thermal management requirements, …
Healthcare is one of the most anticipated application areas for graphene, and for understandable reasons. Graphene’s combination of high surface area, tunable surface …
Lubrication doesn’t attract headlines the way batteries or displays do. But it represents one of graphene’s most commercially mature and genuinely impactful application …
Most electronic devices are rigid. The components that make them work — the semiconducting silicon, the conductive metal traces, the glass substrates — don’t bend, and …