{"id":228986,"date":"2026-01-14T01:27:40","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T07:27:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2026\/01\/new-global-standard-set-for-testing-graphenes-single-atom-thickness"},"modified":"2026-01-14T01:27:40","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T07:27:40","slug":"new-global-standard-set-for-testing-graphenes-single-atom-thickness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2026\/01\/new-global-standard-set-for-testing-graphenes-single-atom-thickness","title":{"rendered":"New global standard set for testing graphene\u2019s single-atom thickness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"aligncenter blog-photo\" href=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog.images\/new-global-standard-set-for-testing-graphenes-single-atom-thickness2.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Graphene could transform everything from electric cars to smartphones, but only if we can guarantee its quality. The University of Manchester has led the world\u2019s largest study to set a new global benchmark for testing graphene\u2019s single-atom thickness. Working with the UK\u2019s National Physical Laboratory (NPL) and 15 leading research institutes worldwide, the team has developed a reliable method using transmission electron microscopy (TEM) that will underpin future industrial standards.<\/p>\n<p>Researchers at the University of Manchester, working with the UK\u2019s National Physical Laboratory and 15 international partners, have developed a robust protocol using transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The results, published in <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1088\/2053-1583\/ae2ca1\" target=\"_blank\"><i>2D Materials<\/i><\/a>, will underpin a new ISO technical specification for graphene.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo incorporate graphene and other 2D materials into <a href=\"https:\/\/phys.org\/news\/2022-10-graphene-circuits-flexible-wearable-electronics.html?utm_source=embeddings&utm_medium=related&utm_campaign=internal\" rel=\"related\">industrial applications<\/a>, from light-weight vehicles to sports equipment, touch screens, sensors and electronics, you need to know you\u2019re working with the right material. This study sets a global benchmark that industry can trust,\u201d said Dr. William Thornley, who worked on the research during his Ph.D.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Graphene could transform everything from electric cars to smartphones, but only if we can guarantee its quality. The University of Manchester has led the world\u2019s largest study to set a new global benchmark for testing graphene\u2019s single-atom thickness. Working with the UK\u2019s National Physical Laboratory (NPL) and 15 leading research institutes worldwide, the team has [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":427,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1512,48,17,1491],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-228986","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mobile-phones","category-particle-physics","category-sustainability","category-transportation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228986","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/427"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=228986"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228986\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=228986"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=228986"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=228986"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}