Companies find common ground at the Graphene Engineering and Innovation Centre launch to explore new avenues for commercializing graphene and 2D materials
Read article: Taking graphene from wonder material to real-world technologies
With this year’s Nobel Prize for Physics being awarded for “groundbreaking inventions in laser physics”, James McKenzie examines the value of basic research to business
Read article: Nobel impact
Grégoire Ribordy, co-founder of the pioneering quantum-key-distribution firm ID Quantique, shares his company's "start-up story"
Read article: Becoming a quantum entrepreneur
Quantum computers threaten many of the encryption systems that keep online communications secure. Margaret Harris investigates plans to make the Internet "quantum-safe"
Read article: The quantum Y2K moment
As devices begin to move out of physics labs and into the marketplace, patent attorney Andrew Fearnside offers a tour of the developing commercial scene
Read article: Mapping the commercial landscape for quantum technologies
Physicist-for-hire Volker Türck shares his tips, experience and successes, when it comes to setting up a a scientific consultancy service
Read article: Skills for start-ups
James McKenzie explores how physics and physicists can turn the hype about the Internet of Things into reality
Read article: The thing about things
In today's solar-PV market, silicon is king. Will later generations of materials ever steal its crown? Jon Major assesses their chances
Read article: The search for silicon’s successor
Solar windows could make buildings "greener", but past attempts to commercialize the technology have run into obstacles. Will the latest efforts succeed?
Read article: Seeing through a glass, darkly
The hassle of making and testing prototypes for solar cells and organic electronics inspired three Sheffield-based physicists to start their own company
Read article: Building platforms for materials innovation
