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UK To Get £50m Graphene Research Hub

Posted by samzenpus on from the let-the-experiments-begin dept.

twoheadedboy writes "The UK Government has made a big commitment to the development of the 'wonder material' graphene, the most likely candidate to replace silicon in computing chips in the future. A £50 million Graphene Global Research and Technology Hub was announced by Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne. It is hoped the facility will help commercialize graphene. The University of Manchester, where the material was discovered, welcomed the announcement and will be one of the possible locations of the hub. Right now, universities will be getting ready to apply for their chance to host the graphene hub."

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  1. Space elevator by Hentes · · Score: 2

    I hope they find a way to make it strong enough for a space elevator.

  2. They should build it at Nottingham by WillDraven · · Score: 2

    They should give it to Nottingham, because then we'll get to see updates on all the great research being done. If you haven't already I suggest subscribing to their awesome YouTube channels:

    http://www.youtube.com/periodicvideos ( http://www.periodicvideos.com/ for the table you can click on to see each elements video)
    http://www.youtube.com/user/BackstageScience
    http://www.youtube.com/user/sixtysymbols
    http://www.youtube.com/user/nottinghamscience
    http://www.youtube.com/user/PhilosophyFile

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