In an article published in Carbon, Dr Aravind Vijayaraghavan and Dr Maria Iliut from Manchester have shown that adding a very small amount of graphene, the world's thinnest and strongest material, to rubber films can increase both their strength and the elasticity by up to 50%. Thin rubber films are ubiquitous in daily life, used in everything from gloves to condoms. In their experiments, the scientists tested two kinds of rubbery materials &ndas...

Beijing Institute of Aeronautical Materials (BIAM) has become the latest partner of the National Graphene Institute (NGI), based at the University of Manchester, to promote the research and development in graphene reinforced aluminium matrix composites areas, and accelerate the application of graphene in the aviation industry and other sectors.

Researchers at Manchester University in the UK say their latest discovery involving graphene could be the most revolutionary advance in battery technology yet. Graphene membranes could be used to sieve hydrogen gas from the atmosphere, a development that could pave the way for electric generators powered by air.

  The University of Manchester has been awarded a £3m research grant to develop breakthrough applications for two-dimensional materials.

  Manchester researchers have identified a potential new way to predict which patients with head and neck cancer may benefit most from chemotherapy.

  Harvesting heat produced by a car’s engine which would otherwise be wasted and using it to recharge the car’s batteries or powering the air-conditioning system could be a significant feature in the next-gen hybrid cars.

The University of Manchester has joined the UK Electronics Skills Foundation, which seeks to reverse the decline in the number of UK graduates entering the electronics industry by linking talented electronic engineering degree students with companies for scholarships with work experience.