Nobel prize-winner who discovered graphene sets sights on new microscopic materials

Sir Kostya Novoselov and the University of Manchester are joining forces with Nanoco Group to develop and manufacture the new generation of nano-materials.

The Nobel Prize-winning scientist who discovered graphene has joined forces with a company to develop the new generation of nano-materials.

Sir Kostya Novoselov, who along with Sir Andre Geim, discovered the super-strong ultra-conductive wonder material 10 years ago at the University of Manchester.

For the past year the revered scientist has been collaborating with Manchester-based Nanoco Group PLC, a world leader in the development and manufacture of cadmium-free quantum dots and other types of nano-materials.

Quantum dots are about 10 to 100 atoms in diameter, the equivalent to about 1/1000th the width of a human hair.

When one of these particles is excited by light, it absorbs the energy and re-emits the light in a different colour depending on the size of the particle.

This has led to quantum dots emerging as a platform technology for LCD displays, lighting to biomedical applications.

In a bid to develop and commercialise nano-materials, the university and Nanoco have now launched a business called 2D Materials.

Currently there is no cost-effective way to produce these 2D materials on a commercial scale.

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