Graphene is on track to deliver on its promises

Fifteen years since the ground-breaking experiments on graphene, its commercial exploitation is progressing at the expected pace for a new material.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI, Karlsruhe, Germany T. Reiss
  2. Stiftelsen Chalmers Industriteknik, Gothenburg, Sweden K. Hjelt
  3. Cambridge Graphene Centre, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK A. C. Ferrari
  1. T. Reiss