Spotlight: Miniaturising gas sensors for air quality monitoring
New technologies for the production of layered materials can help us manufacture low cost, chip-scale gas sensors for the Internet of Things (IoT).
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Graphene Flagship spin-off INBRAIN signs collaboration with Merck to develop next-generation bioelectronics
Leading pharmaceutical company Merck will collaborate with INBRAIN to develop smart neuromodulation for targeted treatment of chronic diseases.
Graphene Flagship spin-off Qurv will develop imaging technology for next-generation computer vision solutions
The new company will market graphene-enabled image sensors with disruptive cost and performance potential compared to current alternatives.
Layered materials grant sight to electronic chips
Chip based on layered materials serves as both an image sensor and a neural network, classifying images a thousand times faster than conventional machine-vision systems
Spotlight Graphene based gas sensors with Marko Spasenovic
Interview with Marko Spasenović, Graphene Flagship Associate Member, about graphene’s role in next-generation sensors
Graphene enables the smallest, most sensitive sensors
We interview Peter Steeneken (above) about the advantages of graphene and related materials in the development of sensing devices – particularly NEMS.
Graphene based NO2 detectors could be a breath of fresh air for polluted urban centres
Cheap and efficient NO₂ sensors measure changes in graphene’s electrical resistance to record pollutant levels – and they could be strung together to create real-time pollution maps of cities.
Wearable Technology Seeks New Materials to Enhance Functionalities
Dubbed as the 'year of wearables', 2014 witnessed a surge in wearable technology for health applications and, since then, the rate at which products are released has not slowed down.
Nanoscale Accelerometer Enables Ultra Small Wearable Graphene Sensors
A team of scientists at Graphene Flagship partners have exploited the ultra-thin and highly conductive properties of graphene to develop an extremely small accelerometer with exceptional sensitivity.
Mille feuille pastry inspires graphene pressure sensor
The Graphene Flagship launched on 1st October 2013. Six years later, researchers from Graphene Flagship partner Université de Strasbourg, France, developed a graphene-enabled pressure sensor inspired by French famous multi-layered pastry - the 'mille-feuille'.
Graphene oxide sensors detect heroin abuse
New graphene-based sensors could be used by police to detect opiate abuse by analysing suspects’ urine samples.
Emberion launches hyperspectral array sensor at Laser World of Photonics
Graphene Flagship industrial partner, Emberion, is launching a new hyperspectral graphene photodetector at Laser World of Photonics on June 24 to 27 Munich, Germany.
An Artificial Skin Made With Graphene That Will Revolutionize Robotic Surgery
Graphene Flagship Associated Member Atomic Mechanics is designing, manufacturing and commercialising a range of sensor devices with applications in robotic surgery equipment. Image credit: Wikimedia commons (Marcy Sanchez DVIDS)
Defects in layered materials enable ‘green’ high performance infrared photodetectors
Tailoring material defects, Graphene Flagship researchers at ICFO created highly sensitive and CMOS-compatible broadband photodetectors.