This project proposes the development of a trusted and responsible Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) solution to drive our innovation in graphene sensor systems in the field of Structural Health Monitoring (SHM). Using AI and ML in SHM is identified as a promising approach because of the need to collect, process and analyse large amounts of data, and recognise patterns which allow the assessment of structural health and condition of civil infrastructure and other engineering structures. The project will make use of DZP Technologies' graphene sensors, bridging the physical and digital world to create a new AI and ML solution.

This feasibility project is a collaboration between DZP Technologies Ltd (DZP) and the University of Warwick (UoW), aiming to develop and demonstrate a process for the recovery of silver from manufacturing waste and re-using it in high technology value chains. Silver is a precious metal and well known for its use in jewellery and coinage. However, silver is also one of the most important technological materials. Practically every electronic device - from a mobile phone to electrical vehicle - contains silver as a key conductive component. The project is focussed on the resource efficiency of industrial silver, as a key material of the future economy (especially power electronics and electrification), together with taking steps toward the formation of resilient and flexible supply chain in the UK.

This project aims to investigate the feasibility for producing printed graphene - a novel material which is formed of essentially a single layer of carbon atoms and which displays unique conductive and optical properties. Printed graphene can be used in the fabrication of plastic electronic and optoelectronic devices such as large area flexible displays, thin-film photo-voltaics, sensors for healthcare and environmental monitoring, and “smart skin” for robotics and entertainment. More specifically, our project will develop new graphene inks for use in flexographic, gravure and screen printing which are established methods for industrial large-area roll-to-roll printing. The project further includes characterisation of the obtained printed graphene, and its integration into thin film devices, where it will be used to replace the expensive indium tin oxide (ITO) as a transparent conductor.

Today's consumer electronics relies on a number of expensive, unsustainable materials and processes. One specific material, indium tin oxide (ITO), is widely used in mobile phone and computer displays, lighting and solar cells; however, this material is extremely expensive; it uses energy intensive manufacturing processes, and indium is a scarce material in limited supply which is unsustainable in the long term. This project proposes to develop an alternative material which can be a suitable subsitute for ITO. The new material is composed of a network of highly conductive silver nanostructures that are processed using laser radiation to obtain highly conductive and transparent films. The project aims to deliver a demonstrator of the new technology, and to produce transparent conductive films that will be tested and evaluated for use in various electronic devices.

COATED is a collaborative industrial research project which aims to demonstrate a novel current collector in commercially viable lithium-ion battery pouch cells. The project includes a significant element of stakeholder engagement and techno-economic assessment to accelerate commercialisation with the identified supply chain.