Covalent on April 23 launched Covalent Connect, a platform designed to consolidate advanced materials characterization into one workflow as companies face more complex analysis needs across semiconductors, energy storage and biotech.
Premier Graphene said on April 23, 2026 that it secured its first contract with Mexico’s defense sector, a move that turns its graphene-based protective-wear materials into an initial production run for qualification testing.
Black Swan Graphene says its expanded Consett, United Kingdom facility is now operating at industrial scale, with annual output capacity lifted to more than 140 tonnes. The company’s latest commissioning step marks a concrete shift from pilot production toward repeatable manufacturing for commercial graphene products.
Adisyn said on April 20, 2026, that it had demonstrated continuous graphene formation on a 1-centimeter coupon using an industrial atomic layer deposition system at temperatures below 450C, a milestone it says could help address copper interconnect limits in advanced chips.
MIT researchers reported a light-activated gel that could advance ionotronics, a field that uses ions to transfer data instead of conventional electrical circuits. The work, published on April 16, 2026, is aimed at materials that can better bridge electronics and biological tissue.
Voltavate has secured $3.55 million in grant funding from Australia’s renewable energy agency to advance a battery separator platform from laboratory development into pilot-scale manufacturing, a step that could reduce supply-chain dependence for battery makers if the technology proves out in cell testing.
