RD graphene Ltd (RD) has developed a completely novel process to manufacture purest graphene in a sponge-like 3D matrix (3DG). This PCT patent pending process will enable the application to everyday products at an affordable price. This project will demonstrate in the shortest of possible timeframes world's first amplification-free detection of viral RNA on patented 3DG. This will pave the way to commercialisation of a plethora of diagnostic tests invarious markets from human diagnostics to food and environmental testing. 3DG is the most desirable form of graphene and RD is the only company in the world currently having a design-for-manufacture process that can be scaled to high volume manufacture from reel to reel with cycle times in seconds.

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RD graphene Ltd has invented a transformational process for the manufacture of 3D porous graphene with perfect quality for energy storage devices. The development team currently develops supercapacitor cells which demonstrate incredibly high energy and power density. This technology will disrupt the energy storage industry as the patent pending process is the only one in the world which is capable of creating these graphene-based supercapacitors with very few, simple process steps with cycle times in seconds using existing reel-to-reel technology and therefore removing the barrier to commercialisation completely. This project will demonstrate the value proposition of this innovation by building a complete energy storage system ('battery') with a unique Battery Management System in an innovative EV architecture to validate the use of these systems.

"RD graphene (RDG) has developed a novel, ambient process to produce pure 3D foam-like graphene electrodes that can be produced in seconds and cost-effectively on reel-to-reel equipment. This completely removes the barrier to commercialization for next generation, graphene-enhanced products. RDG currently uses its limited resources to develop graphene super-capacitors. Demonstrated performance of these already match best-in-class commercially available products, which validates the high quality of the manufactured product and commercial exploitation is planned for the next couple of years. Another potential market that RDG wants to exploit is based upon graphene's incorporation in Field Effect Transistors (GFETs), which exploits the exceptional electronic properties graphene is expected to exhibit. GFETs are able to tune the properties of the graphene in order to controllably incorporate them into devices for real-world applications, for example, gas detection. Should this study confirm that GFET on RDG's electrode is feasible and as good as expected this will add additional, multi-billion Pound market opportunities which RDG is eager to exploit. Opportunities are: transistors, sensors, solar panels, LEDs, antennae and many more."

To investigate the physical and chemical properties of graphene to support the development of energy generation and storage systems.