Multi-Project Wafer (MPW) runs are a common practice within the semiconductor ecosystem. Universities, R&D centres and start ups, which usually only need a few prototypes and operate on tight budgets, take advantage of MPW to obtain small volumes of devices at an affordable entry point. The service is carried out with a mask-sharing scheme, in which devices with different geometries but with shared device architecture are manufactured in a single fabrication run, using the same lithography mask. Such a process allows several interested customers to pay a part of the cost of the full manufa ..read more

Infectious zoonotic diseases, which can leap from animals to humans, are increasingly prevalent. The current risk of a new pandemic is greater than ever before. To address this, future health models must recognize the close interplay between human and animal health. Urgently needed are new technologies capable of continuously monitoring locations where the risk of pathogen transmission is elevated (shared by both animals and humans). These measures aim to prevent the substantial human, socio-political, and economic costs associated with pandemics. The European Parliament emphasizes the importa ..read more

Graphene edges can be used as nanoelectrodes for electrochemistry, new research shows. Researchers from five countries have joined hands to produce protruding graphene edges in a nanostructure, and to perform cyclic voltammetry with reactions on the edge. This method allowed for detection of redox species down to micromolar concentrations with sub-second time resolution. The research opens a path towards electrochemistry on a chip with a number of electrodes in parallel, as well as the use of low volumes of sample solution, and new effects such as studying electron transfer without an electrol ..read more

Graphenea is part of the Spanish national project "Fiber Optic Technologies for a Centralized H2 Sensing Platform - H2OPTICS", led by Airbus. The aim of this project is to develop different photonic technologies necessary to manufacture systems for fuel level control and monitoring, as well as prevention and detection of leaks for hydrogen applications within the aerospace sector. As part of the drive to develop hydrogen-fuelled airplanes, the project consortium is working on photonics-enabled safety devices. Graphenea's role will be to provide two optoelectronic components that will be integr ..read more

Graphenea is participating in project ITEAS, which aims to study a new generation of diagnostic tools based on graphene transistors to be applied in advanced therapies. In these new diagnostic devices, graphene is used as a biosensor material, which requires the development of standardised protocols for the biofunctionalisation of graphene. Therefore, the technological development and the main objective is based on a specific study on graphene functionalisation procedures. These procedures include several stages that correspond to several of the tasks proposed in the project. On the one hand ..read more

Our graphene oxide (GO) has been tested against toxicity standards, has successfully passed all tests and has been declared non-toxic. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is an international organization that has established chemical safety and biosafety tests by which substances can be tested and certified. Our GO has passed tests number 476 In Vitro Mammalian Cell Gene Mutation Tests using the HPRT and XPRT genes, 487 In Vitro Mammalian Cell Micronucleus Test, and 489 In Vivo Mammalian Alkaline Comet Assay. Test number 476 confirms that the test substance, in t ..read more

On February 15-16th the kick-off meeting of project INSIGHT took place in Helsinki. Representatives of 20 partners gathered for an insightful two days of deep science and thoughtful discussions, planning collaborations for the next 4 years. The project aims to implement an ambitious R&I programme on 'Integrated Models for the Development and Assessment of High Impact Chemicals and Materials'. The partners come from 18 countries from all corners of the globe, to overcome the challenges that are currently hampering the emergence of a comprehensive approach to safe and sustainable by design ..read more

On February 13, the consortium of project MatEl had a meeting at Graphenea premises. This was the first annual in-person meeting of the consortium, for the project that will last 42 months. The Horizon Europe-funded project MatEl aims to introduce novel on-chip integration schemes enabled by innovative laser processing of advanced materials, such as graphene or PZT. In the period of three and a half years, beyond the state-of-the-art technologies of Laser Digital Processing (Laser Transfer and Laser Soldering) will be employed for the accurate and fast alignment and bonding of chip packages ..read more

The project “ReciGOAL: New high-performance starches for recycled paper” project number (ZL-2023/00491) has been supported by the Basque Government through Hazitek and co-financed by the European Union through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). The project is now entering its second year. Graphenea has finished the first year of the project, developing new additives to obtain high performance recycled paper.     ..read more

In October, a new Horizon Europe funded project started. With a consortium of 11 partners from 8 different countries, the Next-2Digits project aims to develop the next generation of sensors and imagers enabled by 2D materials digital integration. Coordinated by the National Technical University of Athens, Next-2Digits benefits from the presence of well-reputed academic, research and industrial teams, whose areas of work span from graphene and 2D materials synthesis, characterization, manipulation, and integration, as well as in the fields of photonics, material science, application-based integ ..read more