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 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.
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.
A graphene superlattice study published April 15 shows that magnetic proximity effects can be tuned electrically, with bilayer devices reaching spin polarizations approaching 50%.
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.
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.
