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It all started with sticky tape
The Graphene Flagship reviews the story of graphene, from the dream and wonder of the very first experiments to impactful products and successful commercial endeavours

Graphene enables 3D-printed energy storage devices
Cecilia Mattevi was an invited speaker at Graphene Week 2021, where she showed us her exciting work on the 3D-printing of energy storage devices – with the help of graphene. "We are very interested in layered materials, in particular graphene, for energy applications" she says.

The Graphene Flagship welcomes 18 new individual Associated Members
The Graphene Flagship has welcomed 18 new individual Associated Members since the start of Core 3. Our team expands collaborations with key European SMEs, companies, and research centres to further promote innovation in graphene and layered materials.

Graphene Flagship visits Aquatech in Amsterdam
Aquatech is the world's most complete platform for professionals in the world of water technology. Graphene Flagship Spearhead Project GRAPHIL attended this inspiring event in Amsterdam to present their latest graphene-enabled water filters.

MECHANIC explores elusive interactions in graphene-enhanced composites
Andreas Isacsson shares the successes of the project, which investigates heat and charge transport in composite materials

FLAG-ERA funds ten new projects on graphene research and applications
The successful FLAG-ERA projects will expand the current research on graphene and related materials and the collaborations within the Graphene Flagship to develop new graphene-enabled innovations.

Graphene oxide reduction under the microscope with Raul Arenal
Raul Arenal, ARAID Researcher and Group Leader at Graphene Flagship partner the University of Zaragoza, Spain, used electron microscopy to study the changes taking place during GO’s reduction. His two recent papers could help scientists to design new materials with carefully tailored properties.

EC appoints Carlo Iorio as Defence Industry and Space expert
Graphene Flagship Space Champion Carlo Iorio will advise EU ministers on space science

Do you hear that? It’s graphene in acoustics and microphones
Professor Dejan Todorović from Graphene Flagship Associated Member Dirigent Acoustics in Serbia sees graphene as the ultimate material for microphone membranes. We heard him talk on Graphene Week.

#TechTuesday: Grafren's fully flexible smart-textiles
Welcome to our Graphene Flagship #TechTuesday series! These articles will introduce some of the latest graphene-enabled products, pioneered and commercialised by different companies within the Graphene Flagship project. Today, we unveil Grafren's smart textiles, ready to monitor human health, regulate temperature, and much more.

Xinliang Feng on the future of graphene
Graphene Flagship scientist Xinliang Feng shares his views on the future of graphene and our project with us.

#TechTuesday: neural interfaces by INBRAIN
Welcome to our Graphene Flagship #TechTuesday series! These articles will introduce some of the latest graphene-enabled products, pioneered and commercialised by different companies within the Graphene Flagship project. Today, we unveil INBRAIN Neuroelectronics' interfaces, ready to enable effective real-time brain mapping and minimally invasive brain resection applications.

Discover the city of the future
High-tech materials such as graphene, which were once only available in laboratories, are now being used throughout cities in a variety of applications, to enable the effective deployment of smart city infrastructure.

Meet our scientist Vincenzo Palermo
In this interview, Palermo shares his views on research, innovation and collaboration, and speculates on where the next successes of graphene and related materials will come from.