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Innovate UK启动石墨烯特别兴趣小组,呼吁参与

使用石墨烯的3D打印的进步经常出现在这些页面上。最近我们报道了3D打印石墨烯气瓶和earlier this year looked at麻省理工学院如何应对将2D材料制成3D结构的挑战.

自从工作以来,英国一直在研究曼彻斯特大学的安德烈·盖姆(Andre Geim)和科斯蒂亚·诺诺夫罗夫(Kostya Novoselov)隔离了2004年的2D材料。尽管理论上的可能性使许多评论员激发了许多评论员,并从记者那里产生了大量的泡沫文本,但尚未出现广泛的实际应用。

Innovate UK and the Knowledge Transfer Network plan to change this with the launch of a graphene special interest group (SIG) and a year focused on graphene.

The record-breaking 3D printed graphene aerogel defies an ear of wheat in a demonstration of its lightweight density. Photo by Kansas State University
The record-breaking 3D printed graphene aerogel defies an ear of wheat in a demonstration of its lightweight density. Photo by Kansas State University

在经济中增加115亿英镑

Innovate UK有助于降低技术从实验室规模转移到商业化的风险。这是通过资助创新者并将其与适当合作伙伴联系起来的。迄今为止,Innovate UK支持了价值约115亿英镑的经济价值的项目。

在上周在伦敦商业设计中心举行的新设计师活动上,我听说知识转移网络(KTN)如何鼓励使用石墨烯和其他2D材料设计。

KTN is Innovate UK’s network partner and frequently meets with businesses to harness ideas. The graphene SIG is led by Tatiana Correia,Knowledge Transfer Manager, Nanotechnology, and罗伯特·夸尔西(Robert Quarshie),Head of Materials.

KTN Graphene SIG leaders
KTN Graphene SIG leaders

破坏性技术

Quarshie解释说:“石墨烯将创建破坏性技术。”尽管其中一些技术(例如更换硅)已经有十多年的历史了,而另一些技术的地平线要短得多。

电子和半导体的长期机会的机会包括柔性电子设备,光电设备和微电子。新兴技术知识转移经理Monika Dunkel描述了在塑料上打印的电路如何使手机像手镯一样佩戴。

Artists impression of how flexible electronics may look.
Artists impression of how flexible electronics may look.

塔蒂亚娜·科雷亚(Tatiana Correia)总结了石墨烯的一些能源储能应用。其中包括使用纳米碳和下一代储能设备创建超级电容器。

KTN also addressed the issue of scaling production of graphene. Numerous suppliers are now ready to begin production of graphene at scale, including those in China and South Korea. A project at Cambridge University is looking at how to use greenhouse gases to make graphene. According to KTN, supply is ready to go – it is the demand side that is waiting.

SIG将通过为个人和企业提供商业化和规模项目的论坛来解决这个问题。SIG预计大约有250个对石墨烯感兴趣的政党。

More details of the graphene SIG are available这里.

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