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02.04.2015

Lighting lamps made using graphene will soon go on sale in the UK. According to the developers, this is the first commercial application of a product with graphene.

Graphene lamps are expected to be slightly cheaper than LED lamps, which cost up to £15 in the UK. The light bulb with graphene-coated LED filament was created by Graphene Lighting with financial support from Canadian investors. One of the leaders of the company is the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Manchester, Professor Colin Bailey. Scientists of this university, physicists of Russian origin Andrey Geim and Konstantin Novoselov discovered graphene in 2004. For this discovery in 2010, physicists were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics, and in 2011 they were awarded a knighthood by the Queen of Great Britain.

On March 20, the National Graphene Institute at the University of Manchester was opened, for the creation of which the UK government allocated 38 million pounds.

Graphene is a modification of a carbon compound. Thanks to its use, it is expected that the new lamps will have a longer service life, as well as about 10% less energy consumption.

The scope of graphene, which is stronger than steel, can be very wide. More than 35 companies around the world are working with the University of Manchester on projects using graphene. Graphene is already used as a component in the production of tennis rackets and skis. In the future, with its help, it is planned to increase the strength of aircraft frames, as well as to launch the production of more durable and lighter cars.

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