03 APRIL 2024

APPLICATIONS & COMPANY UPDATES

Graphene Manufacturing Group Secures AU$2 million Funding Grant from Queensland Government for Battery Pilot Plant

Graphene Manufacturing Group Ltd. (TSX-V: GMG, OTCQX: GMGMF) (GMG or the Company) announces that the Company has signed a Queensland Critical Minerals and Battery Technology Fund Agreement with the State Government of Queensland for a grant of AU$ 2 million towards the funding of GMG's proposed Automated Battery Pilot Plant for the manufacture of GMG's Graphene Aluminium Ion Battery.

Sparc Enters Into Agreement with the SA Government to Undertake Field Trials of ecosparc(R)

Sparc Technologies Limited (ASX: SPN) (Sparc, Sparc Technologies or the Company) is pleased to announce the execution of a binding agreement (Trial Agreement) with the South Australian Department for Infrastructure and Transport (DIT). The Trial Agreement details the terms and conditions under which Sparc

Zentek Announces Promising Preclinical Safety and Toxicity Results achieved by Triera Biosciences Ltd. for C19HBA

Zentek Ltd. (Zentek or the Company) (Nasdaq: ZTEK; TSX-V: ZEN), announces that its wholly-owned subsidiary Triera Biosciences Ltd. (Triera) has completed testing demonstrating that its C19HBA SARS-CoV-2 universal aptamer built on the proprietary high-binding affinity aptamer platform has shown a promising safety and toxicity profile in preclinical testing. 

Graphene Enterprise Award 2024 now open (University of Manchester)

The Masood Entrepreneurship Centre (MEC) is pleased to announce that applications are now open for The Eli and Britt Harari Graphene Enterprise Award 2024. This annual award aims to help students, postdoctoral researchers and recent graduates establish new companies involving graphene or other 2D materials

Honeywell International Submits European Patent Application for Build Materials Having a Powder Mixture Comprising Graphene, Methods of Producing Articles Therefrom, and Articles Produced Therewith 

Munich, March 28 -- Honeywell International has submitted a patent application for build materials having a powder mixture comprising graphene, methods of producing articles therefrom, and articles produced therewith. This invention was developed by Vasisht Dilip, Sharma Kedar, Kurlgeri Riyazahmmad, Gollakota Venkata Sai Manohar, Chikkala Eswara Naidu, Baughman Brian, Kington Harry and Mcdonald Robert.

Texas Instr Secures Patent for Sp2-Bonded Carbon Structures

Alexandria, March 30 -- Texas Instr has secured a patent on sp2-bonded carbon structures. Colombo Luigi, Dadvand Nazila, Cook Benjamin Stassen and Venugopal Archana developed the invention.

National Univ of Singapore Awarded Patent for Graphene-Based Membrane and Method of Preparation Thereof

Alexandria, March 30 -- National Univ of Singapore has been awarded a patent for graphene-based membrane and method of preparation thereof. This invention was developed by Garaj Slaven and Hong Seunghyun.

Quantum interference could lead to smaller, faster, and more energy-efficient transistors

An international team of researchers from Queen Mary University of London, the University of Oxford, Lancaster University, and the University of Waterloo have developed a new single-molecule transistor that uses quantum interference to control the flow of electrons. The transistor, which is described in a paper published in the Nature Nanotechnology

Benchmarking Theory with Experiments for Oxygen Reduction Catalysts

Tohoku University researchers have created a reliable means of predicting the performance of a new and promising type of catalyst. Their breakthrough will speed up the development of efficient catalysts for both alkaline and acidic environments, thereby saving time and effort in future endeavors to create better fuel cells.

Customized silicon chips from Saxony for material characterization of printed electronics

Organic semiconductors are key components in organic electronics and photovoltaics. They are used to make flexible electronic devices and printed solar cells. Typical for this class of materials are low temperature processes as well as large area deposition and patterning using various coating and printing techniques. 

New funding supports carbon dioxide conversion research (The Graphene Council)

Recent funding from the Michigan Materials Research Institute (MMRI) is supporting a new collaborative project led by Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering Joshua Jack (PI) and Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering Albert Liu (Co-PI).

Graphene removal by water-assisted focused electron-beam-induced etching - unveiling the dose and the dwell time impact on the etch profile and topographical changes in SiO2 substrates (The Graphene Council)

Graphene is one of the most extensively studied 2D materials, exhibiting extraordinary mechanical and electronic properties. Although many years have passed since its discovery, manipulating single graphene layers is still challenging using standard resist-based lithography techniques. 

Improving electrical efficiency (The Graphene Council)

From power plants to homes and offices, devices using conductive materials form the foundation of modern society. Without materials that can conduct electricity, the world would have no lights illuminating the night, no refrigerators preserving food and no internet to communicate globally.