The Digital UniversityKerala(DUK), along with CMET-Thrissur, is gearing up to set up India Innovation Centre for Graphene, the countrys firstgrapheneR&D incubation centre in Kerala.
The ministry of electronics and IT has given approval for the Rs 86.41-crore-project. The centre, which will be implemented with the support of , has the potential to accelerate Keralas Growth in the knowledge Industry sector.Tata Steel Ltdwill be the industrial partner of the centre. Often referred to as the wonder material for its extraordinary electrical and electronic properties, graphene, as per latest research, could replace indium and thereby bring down cost of OLED (organic Light-emitting diode) screens in smartphones.
Graphene is the thinnest and strongest material in the world ever known and has good chemical stability, high electrical conductivity and a large surface area while being transparent and lightweight, the university authorities have said.