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World’s lightest mechanical watch revealed thanks to graphene
An ultralight high-performance mechanical watch made with graphene was unveiled in Geneva at the Salon International De La Haute Horlogerie thanks to a unique collaboration. The University of Manchester has collaborated with watchmaking brand Richard Mille and McLaren F1 to create world’s lightest mechanical chronograph by pairing leading graphene research with precision engineering. Professor Young, said of the collaboration: “The project with McLaren and Richard Mille involved an investigation into the possibility of incorporating graphene into components in composite watches to enhance performance with the view of saving weight. “We evaluated the effect of including graphene in both the watch case and strap. We helped in the fabrication of the different components and analysed their microstructures using x-ray computed tomography and Raman spectroscopy, along with a detailed evaluation of their mechanical properties. “We have shown that the incorporation of graphene into the watch case can have major implications for improved performance of the component in service and also enable further weight reduction in future designs.” See more details of the watch: richardmille.com/watch/rm-50-03/ Prof. Young and Bennie interviews in Geneva: www.facebook.com/richardmille.watches/videos/10154188408571156/ |
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Graphene makes state of the art sensors from children’s toy Silly Putty
A collaboration between Professor Coleman's group from Trinity College Dublin with Professor Young and Dr. Zheling Li from the National Graphene Institute (NGI) at The University of Manchester, led to using graphene to make the novelty children’s material Silly Putty® (polysilicone) conduct electricity. This playful experiment allowed scientists to create extremely sensitive sensors. This world first research, potentially offers exciting possibilities for applications in new, inexpensive devices and diagnostics in medicine and other sectors. The team’s findings have been published in the leading journal Science and have attracted wide interest from global news agencies and the public. |
Strength that's only an atom thick
Interview of Professor Young in the European edition of ChinaDaily, the widest print circulation of any English-language newspaper in China.
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(China Daily European Weekly 09/09/2016 page 32)
Interview of Professor Young in the European edition of ChinaDaily, the widest print circulation of any English-language newspaper in China.
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(China Daily European Weekly 09/09/2016 page 32)
Manchester warns funding for 'wonder material' graphene at risk after Brexit
Comment of Professor Young on the post-Brexit article by The Guardian.
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(theguardian.com 23/06/2016)
Comment of Professor Young on the post-Brexit article by The Guardian.
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(theguardian.com 23/06/2016)
Hot stuff - Generating power from waste heat
Featured article on The Economist on the paper published by Yue Lin and Professor Kinloch in ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces: "Thermoelectric Power Generation from Lanthanum Strontium Titanium Oxide at Room Temperature through the Addition of Graphene".
For more info, follow the link. Find the research article here.
(The Economist - print edition 01/08/2015)
Featured article on The Economist on the paper published by Yue Lin and Professor Kinloch in ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces: "Thermoelectric Power Generation from Lanthanum Strontium Titanium Oxide at Room Temperature through the Addition of Graphene".
For more info, follow the link. Find the research article here.
(The Economist - print edition 01/08/2015)
