Graphene researchers get €1bn funding boost

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By Rene Millman, 29 Jan 2013 - itpro

EC gives academic institutes a funding boost to aid research into atom-thick 'wonder' material.

The European Commission has awarded €1 billion to researchers to help develop commercial applications for graphene.

It is hoped the grant will allow Europe to take on Asia and the US in further developing the so-called wonder material.

The grant was awarded under the EU’s ‘Future and Emerging Technology’ research programmes. The Graphene Flagship will coordinate 126 academic and industrial research groups in 17 European countries with an initial 30-month budget of €54 million.

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That made the evening news here a couple of days ago ......  apparently one of the Irish institutions is heavily into producing graphene and are part of the group who have been approved.