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Cambridge graphene-related research on show at Mobile World Congress 2017

Cambridge graphene-related research on show at Mobile World Congress 2017

Cambridge Graphene Centre student Flavia Tomarchio explains some of the Centre's demonstrators to European Commission Vice-President Andrus Ansip.

The Cambridge Graphene Centre presented industrial-focused research from the Graphene Flagship alongside fellow experts in the field.

Not only did the devices and demonstrators show the steady progress towards innovation and commercialisation, but our presence at the inaugural Barcelona Youth Mobile Festival was an excellent means to get younger generations excited about the potential of graphene and related materials.

Professor Andrea Ferrari

As part of the 2017 GSMA Mobile World Congress held in Barcelona, researchers from the Cambridge Graphene Centre joined the Graphene Flagship in the Graphene Experience Zone to exhibit a wide range of prototypes of graphene-based technologies.

The Cambridge Graphene Centre presented several prototypes to a diverse audience of mobile industry professionals, including a 3d-printed shoe containing foam graphene sensors that could be used as step counters, as well as a sensitive pressure sensor for mobile phone screens.

The event also provided an opportunity for the Graphene Flagship to present industrial-focused research in the areas of data communication, flexible electronics and high-performance sensors.

Professor Andrea Ferrari, Director of the Cambridge Graphene Centre, who is also Science and Technology Officer and Chair of the Management Panel of the Graphene Flagship, led a panel discussion at Graphene Connect. This was a workshop for the mobile community set up to explore the benefits and potential of graphene and related materials, which was held alongside the Graphene Experience Zone.

This year, the GSMA launched the Youth Mobile Festival (YoMo Barcelona), which ran alongside Mobile World Congress, to engage children and inspire them to pursue education and careers in science, technology, engineering, art, and math (STEAM) disciplines. At YoMo, Graphene Flagship partners University of Cambridge, ICFO, IIT and Novalia presented Graphopolis, an interactive workshop designed to collectively create an interactive map of a city based on graphene. The Cambridge Graphene Centre provided the graphene ink used in Novalia’s printed touch panels, which children programmed with sounds to build the interactive map.

Professor Ferrari said: “Once again the Flagship participation in Mobile World Congress was a great success. Not only did the devices and demonstrators show the steady progress towards innovation and commercialisation, but our presence at the inaugural Barcelona Youth Mobile Festival was an excellent means to get younger generations excited about the potential of graphene and related materials."

This article was edited from the Graphene Flagship website. Read more about the Congress here.

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