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Latest Graphene News
Black Swan Graphene completes UK plant expansion, lifting output beyond 140 tonnes a year
Black Swan Graphene has completed a production capacity expansion at its Consett, England, facility, lifting annual graphene nanoplatelet output to more than 140 tonnes and adding another measurable step in the sector’s move from pilot lines to industrial-scale manufacturing.
HydroGraph opens Austin headquarters as it prepares a larger graphene manufacturing buildout
HydroGraph Clean Power has opened a new Austin headquarters, giving the graphene manufacturer a U.S. base for commercial and manufacturing expansion as it advances plans for a future facility that it says could support up to 350 tons of annual output.
HydroGraph, Sparc move graphene coatings toward commercial testing for infrastructure protection
HydroGraph Clean Power and Sparc Technologies have signed a letter of intent to test graphene-enhanced protective coatings for steel infrastructure, a step that pushes the material closer to commercial use in harsh industrial environments. The companies say they will conduct longer corrosion trials before deciding whether to negotiate a definitive supply deal.
Asia Broadband moves graphene-based gold recovery plant toward commissioning in Mexico
Asia Broadband says its modular reduced graphene oxide gold recovery plant is nearing completion and will be shipped to its Etzatlan facility in Mexico for commissioning and live testing, a key step toward a planned 50-ton-per-day treatment line.
DARPA seeks graphene production data for aerospace load-bearing structures
DARPA has opened a market-research inquiry into graphene production and manufacturing, asking whether the material can be made at scale for load-bearing aerospace structures and what technical barriers still stand in the way.
HydroGraph says graphene coating boosted copper heat transfer by 152% in cooling study
HydroGraph Clean Power says a peer-reviewed study found its graphene aerosol coating increased copper’s heat transfer coefficient by 152%, a result the company is framing as a scalable route to thermal management for electronics, data centers and other high-power systems.
NextSource secures Syrah graphite for Abu Dhabi anode plant as 2026 buildout advances
NextSource Materials has signed a binding agreement with Syrah Resources to supply natural graphite fines for its planned battery anode facility in Abu Dhabi, adding a second feedstock route as the project moves closer to a final investment decision. The deal, announced March 2, 2026, gives the Canadian battery materials company more flexibility as it builds a facility designed to produce anode active material for lithium-ion batteries.
Additively made aluminum alloy keeps strength at 400 C in latest Nature Communications paper
Researchers have reported a laser powder bed fusion aluminum alloy that reaches 582 MPa tensile strength at room temperature and retains 114 MPa strength with exceptional creep resistance at 400 C, thanks to embedded heat-resistant nanophases formed during printing.
Nature study points to roll-to-roll TiO2 coatings as a manufacturing path for visible metalenses
A new Nature paper published April 15, 2026 reports industrial-scale roll-to-roll fabrication of visible metalenses using nanoimprinting and TiO2 coating, a process advance that could help metasurface optics move from lab demonstrations toward volume manufacturing.
Metal-free graphene battery cathode posts a solid-state magnesium-air advance
Researchers in Japan have reported an all-solid-state magnesium-air rechargeable battery built around a nitrogen-doped nanoporous graphene cathode, a metal-free design aimed at improving cost, safety and flexibility while avoiding platinum.
6K Additive Wins $1.95 Million Defense Logistics Agency Contract to Turn Military Scrap Into Metal Powder
6K Additive has won a $1.95 million Phase II contract from the Defense Logistics Agency to convert nickel, titanium, tungsten and niobium scrap from military depots into high-value powder for additive manufacturing.
Freudenberg Medical launches LUBRITEQ hydrophilic coating platform for medical devices
Freudenberg Medical has launched LUBRITEQ, a new hydrophilic coating platform for medical devices that pairs a UV-curable surface chemistry with feasibility, customization and manufacturing services. The company says the offering is aimed at reducing development handoffs and accelerating scale-up for coated polymer and metal devices.
Graphene superlattice study reports gate-tunable spin polarization near room-temperature relevance
A graphene superlattice study published April 15 shows that magnetic proximity effects can be tuned electrically, with bilayer devices reaching spin polarizations approaching 50%.
Sun Chemical Launches AquaHeat for Food Packaging Inks as Heat-Resistant Coating Demand Rises
Sun Chemical has launched AquaHeat, a new generation of food-safe, bio-based printing inks for high-temperature packaging applications, adding a fresh materials option for converters working under tighter performance and sustainability requirements.
Monash shows disorder can boost ultra-thin optical materials in April 10 breakthrough
Monash University researchers reported a new class of disordered mosaic metasurfaces on April 10, 2026, arguing that controlled disorder can increase the functional density of ultra-thin optical materials rather than degrade them.
Graphene-sealed imaging opens a new route to studying air-sensitive 2D materials
A Manchester-led team has used graphene encapsulation to capture the first atomic-resolution images of monolayer transition metal diiodides, a reactive 2D material class that normally degrades within seconds of air exposure.
Researchers Map Quasicrystal Formation in a Day in Advance Materials Discovery Push
Scientists reported a rapid mathematical method that can map complex phase diagrams in as little as a day, a development that could speed the search for advanced materials with unusual crystal structures.
Plaid Technologies opens commercial assessment of graphene water-shedding coatings for glass and metal
Plaid Technologies has launched a strategic assessment of graphene-based water-shedding coatings, films and membranes for glass and metal, a step that pushes the material closer to commercial evaluation rather than laboratory development.