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Graphene and transition-metal dichalcogenides are the most common examples of layered materials, but there is a world of other possibilities that have not been fully exploited: for example, antimony and germanium nanolayers. The FLAG-ERA 2D-SbGe project explores layered materials “off the beaten track”.

Graphene Flagship researchers from ICFO in Barcelona, in collaboration with teams in Columbia University, US, NTU, Singapore and NIMS, Japan, have reported the first use of light to bend of electrons in bilayer graphene.

The last years have been quite unusual, but this did not get in the way of new innovations from Graphene Flagship members, Partnering Projects and Spearhead Projects around Europe. Here, Francesco Bonaccorso, Deputy Head of Innovation for the Graphene Flagship, looks back at four of the most-read graphene stories from the last year. Read on to learn about how graphene could give us faster mobile phones, safer aircraft and seafaring vessels, and even a new construction material that replicates human bone.

NeuroStimSpinal combines materials science, electrical engineering, bioengineering and biomedicine to accelerate spinal cord injury repair

A call for governments and funding agencies to support the Ukrainian scientists affected by the war in Ukraine.

The Graphene Flagship Standardisation Committee pioneered the creation of two new IEC standards in the characterisation of graphene, fundamental to accelerate technology transfer. The new specifications will promote the adoption of graphene and layered materials within key European industrial sectors.

Graphene Flagship researchers are using graphene to develop the ultimate pressure sensor for presence detection.

Our Graphene Flagship conference Graphene Week comes back in person this year! We’re travelling to the BMW Welt in Munich, Germany, one of the most important innovation hubs in Europe, to discover the latest advances in graphene and layered materials.

In a compact comment published in Nature Communications, Graphene Flagship and 2D-EPL researchers outline the most promising fields of applications of two-dimensional (2D) materials, as well as their remaining challenges towards the appearance of high-tech products.

Graphene Flagship partners use graphene to develop fully flexible NFC devices for home automation applications, including electronic keys.

The Graphene Flagship proudly welcome Bright Day Graphene, our latest Associated Member. Founded in 2017, Bright Day Graphene AB, in Sweden, strives to offer high performing materials without harmful environmental impacts.

Graphene is changing the wearable technology landscape. Graphene Flagship partners have developed a wearable UV sensor that can empower us to continuously monitor and proactively limit our UV exposure.

Graphene Flagship researchers produced graphene fragments with a diameter smaller than 100 nm – and showed their potential for photodetection.

Graphene is making great strides in smart footwear. Graphene Flagship partners have developed 3D printed insoles with embedded graphene sensors to monitor and enhance an athlete’s performance.