Startups partner to print graphene-infused polymer powders
11 July 2022
The high-performance, graphene-infused powder could enable telecoms, aerospace, and automotive manufacturers to print parts with improved mechanical properties
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A flexible, wearable pressure sensor made from laser-induced graphene. (Image: Penn State University/Huanyu Cheng)
Wearable sensors created using laser-induced graphene
17 September 2021
The sensors could be used for health monitoring or enhancing the performance of prosthetic limbs
Top: Atomic force microscopy images of a suspended graphene drum skin before and after optical forging. Bottom: How a material can become stiffer when corrugated. (Image: University of Jyväskylä)
Graphene stiffened using ultrafast lasers
7 June 2021
The technique, known as optical forging, could open up a range of novel applications for the material
Coating copper powder with graphene lowers its reflectivity significantly, improving its ability to be printed using lasers. (Image: Uppsala University)
Graphene used to increase printability of copper for additive manufacturing
2 March 2021
By coating copper powder with graphene, its reflectance can be reduced by 67 per cent
Lasers used to fabricate waterproof smart fabrics in minutes
5 September 2019
Scientists have developed a cost-efficient and scalable method of rapidly fabricating textiles embedded with energy storage devices using lasers
Using lasers to produce graphene on an industrial scale
11 September 2018
Liliana Caldero of the Laser Institute of America (LIA), describes how lasers could be used to produce graphene of a quality and quantity ready for use by consumers and businesses
Laser processing improves graphene conductivity a thousand-fold
5 October 2016
Researchers from Iowa State University have developed a computer-controlled laser process that increases the electrical conductivity of graphene by a thousand times
3D printed graphene battery presented at Inside 3D Printing
24 October 2014
Graphene 3D Lab presented its recently developed 3D printable graphene battery at the Inside 3D Printing Conference in Santa Clara, CA, USA
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