Sustainability in Graphene
Graphene and related 2D materials can advance the all 17 of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
These materials can be used to advance biosensors for monitoring health and diagnosing diseases. This is can be done at a lower cost, making care more affordable to a broader range of people compared to existing diagnostic tools that are available.
The materials can also be recycled. The quantity of materials used is usually very small compared to what is being used for existing technologies.
Graphene has long been touted as a "wonder material" with infinite opportunity of applications. These materials allow for higher data rates, larger bandwidth and lower power consumption, which is something we all need in this time. With the implementation of graphene, power consumption will decrease and we will have a smaller footprint.
Many promising and groundbreaking results have been achieved with the use of graphene and related 2D materials. The boundaries need to be pushed to find more applications, making our society more sustainable.
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Graphene Flagship
Bringing together 118 academic and industrial partners in 12 research and innovation projects and 1 coordination and support project, the Graphene Flagship initiative will continue to advance Europe’s strategic autonomy in technologies that rely on graphene and other 2D materials. The initiative, which builds on the previous 10-years of the Graphene Flagship, is funded by the European Commission’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme. The 2D-Experimental Pilot Line, addressing the challenges of upscaling 2D material production processes for the semiconductor industry, is another key component of the Graphene Flagship eco-system.