Europe’s Biggest Science Museum Showcases Graphene Flagship

The Graphene Flagship is featured in an exhibition at Paris’ Cité des Sciences, the biggest science museum in Europe. The showcase, dedicated to the challenges of research and innovation, will continue until late June 2022.

A new exhibition showcases the successes of the Graphene Flagship at the ‘Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie’ in Paris, Europe’s biggest science museum. The exposition is part of the series Science Actualités, a life-size multimedia magazinethat updates regularly with interesting stories about science, technology, environment and health.

In this case, it analyses the challenges of the European research and innovation ecosystem; and features the Graphene Flagship as an accomplishment that delivered on its promises.

The exhibition began Jan. 18, 2022, and will stay open until June 26, 2022, a period that coincides with the French presidency of the EU Council. Graphene – a monoatomic layer of carbon atoms – has attracted European innovation for its outstanding properties in energy and telecommunications, says the museum’s website.

Furthermore, the French museum produced a video about graphene and the venture of the Graphene Flagship, a project with an initial timespan of 10 years and €1 billion funding from the European Commission and member states. This film features Graphene Flagship partners the University of Manchester and the University of Cambridge (UK), Vittoria Spa (Italy), CNRS, Thales, and the University of Saclay (France).