ManchesterNanotechnology Hub & Visitor Guide

Research group developing nanostructured and photocatalytic coatings by magnetron sputtering and plasma processing, with capability to coat planar substrates, powders and nanoparticles.

Research group developing solution-processed and printable 2D-material inks and applying Raman spectroscopy to graphene and other carbon nanomaterials for electronic, sensing and biomedical applications.

Porous materials are omnipresent in nature: microporous materials, such as zeolite minerals, with pores of angstrom, molecular dimensions; mesoprous materials, such as cell membranes, with nanometre-sized pores; macroporous materials, such as diatom skeletons, with micron-sized pores. Synthetic analogues of such materials are prepared and studied here and find many industrial uses in for instance catalysis, water treatment, environmental clean-up, molecular separation and opto-electronics.

Experimental physics group studying graphene, other 2D materials and their heterostructures, including their electronic, optical, mechanical and magnetic properties.

The Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre is an industry-led facility for the rapid development and scale-up of graphene and other 2D-material applications, operating as the sister facility to the National Graphene Institute.

The Henry Royce Institute is the UK national institute for advanced materials research and innovation, headquartered at the University of Manchester, with research spanning 2D materials, nanomaterials and advanced metals.

The Nano Engineering & Storage Technology (NEST) research group (formerly the Electronic & Information Storage Systems Research Group) has research interests in nano fabrication for data storage and advanced sensors applications and the investigation of data storage systems in general. The NEST group is housed in an integrated suite of staff offices, general-purpose laboratory space and class 100/1000 cleanrooms and is a founder member of the Manchester Centre for Mesoscience and Nanotechnology (CMN) where the ground-breaking Nobel prize winning work on Graphene by Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov was undertaken.

Research group studying the science and technology of graphene and other 2D materials, particularly for applications in composites, electronics, sensors and biotechnology.

Research lab working at the convergence of nanotechnology, graphene and bioengineering to develop nanomaterials and devices for therapeutics, diagnostics and neurotechnology.

EPSRC CDT in the Science and Applications of Graphene and Related Nanomaterials (GrapheneNOWNANO) is a newly established Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) based at the University of Manchester in partnership with Lancaster University. It builds on the world-leading expertise in the science and technology of graphene and other two-dimensional (2D) materials at Manchester and Lancaster to offer a broad interdisciplinary CDT.

The Nanostructured Materials research degrees are part of a large and multidisciplinary activity within the School of Materials. We have strong links with industry and leading research councils.

The Nanostructured Materials research degrees are part of a large and multidisciplinary activity within the School of Materials. We have strong links with industry and leading research councils.

The National Graphene Institute is the UK national centre for graphene and 2D materials research, opened in 2015, where academics and industrial partners collaborate on new applications of graphene and other two-dimensional materials.

Engineering research centre at the University of Salford with activity in nanophotonics and microsystems, including silicon photonics, MEMS and light-driven microrobotic devices, alongside quantum technologies.

The activity of the company involves specifically tailoring adaptable magnetic sensors to meet a range of bespoke and industrial requirements, offering a choice of previously unmatched characterestic combinations that are essential to many industries and applications. The company's sensors rely, for their operation, on the concept of "Band Gap Engineering" as opposed to traditional semiconductor Hall effect sensors which rely on the "bulk" properties of the semiconductors.

A graphene supplier of high performing graphene products sold under the PureGRAPH® product brand.

Graphene Innovations Manchester designs graphene-enhanced advanced materials and production systems, including sustainable graphene concrete and graphene-enriched carbon fibre.

Molymem develops functional two-dimensional molybdenum disulphide coatings that upgrade conventional microfiltration membranes to nanofiltration performance for water and wastewater treatment.

SmartIR develops switchable graphene-based coatings and tile systems for dynamic infrared and thermal-radiation control, targeting satellite thermal management and defence applications.

Watercycle Technologies develops modular membrane-based systems for direct lithium extraction, critical-mineral recovery and water treatment; a spin-out from the University of Manchester.