BRENT: A graphene light bulb, which will last longer, have lower manufacturing costs and lower emissions when compared to traditional LED bulbs, has been developed by a team of experts at the uni.
The finding was announced on their website earlier this week and developers have predicted that the bulbs will be on the shelves in the next few months at a very competitive price.
Deputy president and deputy vice-chancellor of UoM professor Colin Bailey said: “This light bulb shows that graphene products are becoming a reality, just a little more than a decade after it was first isolated – a very short time in scientific terms.
“This is just the start. Our partners are looking at a range of exciting applications, all of which started right here in Manchester.”
Graphene is one million times thinner than hair, 200 times stronger than steel as well as being the world’s first two-dimensional material and the most conductive.
Sir Andre Geim and Sir Kostya Novoselov were the first to isolate graphene back in 2004 at the University of Manchester and were awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 2010 for their work.
The uni then set up the National Institute of Graphene (NIG) on its campus, which opened last week, in order to make the most out of their findings.
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