Graphene News

Technology startup Plastic 2 Green has reported a “promising breakthrough” in converting plastic scrap into carbon products and carbon-free fuels.The company says it successfully produced nitrogen-doped graphene from plastic scrap in a laboratory, a milestone tested and confirmed through advanced transmission electron microscopy at Colorado State University, with upcoming independent evaluation of its Raman Spectroscopy data from the Technical University of Munich.

Quantum scientists in Innsbruck have taken a major leap toward building the internet of the future. Using a string of calcium ions and finely tuned lasers, they created quantum nodes capable of generating streams of entangled photons with 92% fidelity. This scalable setup could one day link quantum computers across continents, enable unbreakable communication, and even transform timekeeping by powering a global network of optical atomic clocks that are so precise they’d barely lose a second over the universe’s entire lifetime.

A Vermont research team has cracked a 90-year-old puzzle, creating a quantum version of the damped harmonic oscillator. By reformulating Lamb’s classical model, they showed how atomic vibrations can be fully described while preserving quantum uncertainty. The discovery could fuel next-generation precision tools.

In just one afternoon, scientists used a nanoparticle “megalibrary” to find a catalyst that matches or exceeds iridium’s performance in hydrogen fuel production, at a fraction of the cost.

First Graphene has reported the addition of graphene to perovskite solar cells (PSC) can improve efficiency to up to 30.6% and reduce production costs by up to 80%.The company has partnered with Halocell Energy and Queensland University of Technology to develop graphene-enhanced PSCs through the addition of its PureGRAPH novel functionalized graphene. A three-year AU$2.03 million grant under the federal government’s Co-operative Research Centers Projects (CRC-P) program is funding the research and development agreement, which commenced in 2023.

While superconducting qubits are great at fast calculations, they struggle to store information for long periods. A team at Caltech has now developed a clever solution: converting quantum information into sound waves. By using a tiny device that acts like a miniature tuning fork, the researchers were able to extend quantum memory lifetimes up to 30 times longer than before. This breakthrough could pave the way toward practical, scalable quantum computers that can both compute and remember.

BRISBANE, Australia – August 28th, 2025 – Graphene Manufacturing Group Ltd. (TSX-V: GMG; OTCQX: GMGMF) (“GMG” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it will be presenting at the Clean Energy Metals Virtual Investor Conference, hosted by OTC Markets Group, on Thursday, August 28th, 2025 at 4:30pm EST. Chief Executive Officer Craig Nicol will

Researchers have developed a blueprint for weaving hopfions—complex, knot-like light structures—into repeating spacetime crystals. By exploiting two-color beams, they can generate ordered chains and lattices with tunable topology, potentially revolutionizing data storage, communications, and photonic processing.

Sparc Technologies has announced positive results from further testing on commercially available water-based epoxy coatings. These results follow on from initial proof of concept testing based on accelerated electrochemical methods announced in December 2024.  The current results reportedly show significant anticorrosion benefits from the successful incorporation of low dosages of select graphene grades in two commercial products from a 'leading supplier'. Neutral salt spray testing over 480 hours, 960 hours and 1,680 hours in Sparc’s laboratories has confirmed the performance improvements to international standards.

2DM, a spin-off from the Graphene Research Centre at the National University of Singapore and a developer of advanced graphene materials, has announced its decision to cease operations.In a recent statement, 2DM reflected: "We are incredibly proud of what we achieved: establishing 2DM as a global leader in high-quality graphene production. Yet, as many in the startup world know, even the best product does not always guarantee long-term success".

Graphene-Info is excited to welcome Mark Ritchie for a Q&A session. Mark Ritchie is a founding board member of Graphene Valley Corporation, where he focuses on the water, food, and agriculture sectors, both domestic and international. Minnesota’s elected Secretary of State from 2007 to 2015, he has served as Minnesota’s Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army since 2019. A graduate of Iowa State University and the University of Minnesota, where he served as the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences’ Endowed Chair in Sustainable Agricultural Systems from 2015 to 2017. He has a graduate degree in public affairs from the Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota, where he is a member of the Dean’s Advisory Council.We were delighted to hear his perspectives during this session, drawing on his extensive experience in public leadership, international collaboration, and sustainable innovation.

Scientists using Google’s quantum processor have taken a major step toward unraveling the deepest mysteries of the universe. By simulating fundamental interactions described by gauge theories, the team showed how particles and the invisible “strings” connecting them behave, fluctuate, and even break. This breakthrough opens the door to probing particle physics, exotic quantum materials, and perhaps even the structure of space and time itself.

UK-based Paragraf, a company focused on producing graphene-based electronics with standard semiconductor processes, has secured $55 million in a Series C funding round. The funding was led by the United Arab Emirates' sovereign wealth fund, Mubadala.The funds will reportedly be used to scale manufacturing capabilities for its graphene-based electronics.The funding will speed up the scaling of Paragraf’s manufacturing capabilities and increase production capacity, paving the way for graphene electronics to enter mass markets.

Scientists have discovered that electron spin loss, long considered waste, can instead drive magnetization switching in spintronic devices, boosting efficiency by up to three times. The scalable, semiconductor-friendly method could accelerate the development of ultra-low-power AI chips and memory technologies.

Researchers from Penn State, Hebei University of Technology and collaborators have developed a sensor that can help diagnose diabetes and prediabetes on-site in a few minutes using just a breath sample. The team's new work describes a highly sensitive acetone gas sensor with ultralow detection limit based on zinc oxide (ZnO)/laser-induced graphene (LIG) composite with heterostructures on interdigitated electrodes prepared by one-step laser direct writing and simple drop casting. Image credit: Larry Cheng, Penn StatePrevious diagnostic methods often used glucose found in blood or sweat, but this sensor detects acetone levels in the breath. While everyone’s breath contains acetone as a byproduct of burning fat, acetone levels above a threshold of about 1.8 parts per million indicate diabetes.