Europe Has Invested €1 Billion Into Graphene—But For What?

IEEE Spectrum  June 3, 2019
Six years ago, the EU embarked on an ambitious project to create a kind of Silicon Valley for graphene. Over 10 years to push graphene into commercial markets the project, Graphene Flagship would leverage €1 billion. In the past six years, the Graphene Flagship has spawned nine companies and 46 new graphene-based products. Despite these achievements, there remains a sense among critics that the wonder material has not lived up to expectations and the Flagship’s efforts have not done much to change that perception…read more.

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