Grapheal Secures €2.5M EU Grant to Deploy Graphene Sensors for On-Site PFAS Detection French deep-tech startup Grapheal has secured a €2.5 million ($2.9 million) grant from the European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator program to scale its portable water-monitoring technology. The funding will accelerate the development of PFAST, an innovative, field-deployable graphene sensor designed to detect per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)—commonly [...]

Bangladeshi Researchers Convert Jute Waste into Graphene to Cut Import Costs and Enter Nanomaterials Market In a major development for agricultural sustainability and advanced materials science, a research team led by Bangladeshi scientists has successfully transformed discarded jute sticks into high-purity three-dimensional graphene frameworks and eco-friendly printing ink. The breakthrough could dramatically reduce Bangladesh’s reliance on expensive industrial imports while [...]

Skeleton Technologies Launches GrapheneUPS to Protect AI Data Centers and Reduce Grid Load As the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence continues to push global energy infrastructure to its limits, European energy storage pioneer Skeleton Technologies has introduced a specialized solution designed to keep high-performance data centers running smoothly. The company has officially launched GrapheneUPS, a high-density double-conversion uninterruptible power supply [...]

FSU Physicists Uncover Graphene Superconductivity to Simplify Quantum Computing Physicists from Florida State University (FSU), in collaboration with an international team of scientists, have discovered unusual superconducting states in a specialized form of graphene. The breakthrough, published in the journal Nature Physics, reveals that rhombohedral multilayer graphene naturally hosts coexisting superconducting and topological behaviors. This dual characteristic could dramatically simplify [...]

Zentek Secures U.S. Patent for Graphene Air Filtration to Cut HVAC Energy Costs In a major commercial and intellectual property milestone, nanotechnology developer Zentek Ltd. has secured a key United States patent for its proprietary graphene-based air filtration technology. The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued U.S. Patent No. 12,616,206, which covers the foundational graphene-silver nanocomposite formulation behind [...]

Vorbeck Materials Secures $6.6 Million Defense Contract to Scale PFAS-Free Graphene Firefighting Foam In a significant milestone for the commercialization of advanced nanomaterials, Vorbeck Materials has finalized a $6.6 million contract with the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency (DLA). This agreement supports the rapid scale-up and deployment of the company's proprietary, graphene-enabled firefighting foam, providing a high-performance alternative to traditional chemical [...]