Is Manchester’s magic material about to become useful at last?
Graphene soared and then it went quiet. We look at what happens next
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Today’s members-only story is about the progress of graphene — the material that won global headlines and turned the eyes of the scientific world to Manchester just over 15 years ago, but which so far has struggled to take off. Jacklin digs into the practical challenges faced by graphene, and asks what might be around the corner.