TECHNOLOGY
One Technology. Multiple Industries.
Our graphene-based chemical sensing platform is designed to be deployed across a wide range of sectors. Read on to understand the science, then explore how we apply our technology below.
THE SCIENCE
Graphene-Based Chemical Sensing
At the core of our platform is graphene, a material one atom thick where every atom is exposed and active. Even a trace gas molecule landing on the surface causes a measurable electrical change, enabling direct, real-time chemical sensing at very low power — without heaters or bulky components that traditional sensors rely on.
Sensitivity alone is not enough. By selectively doping and functionalising the graphene substrate, we tune how it responds to different chemical signatures. Each modified element becomes an electrochemical sensor biased towards particular environmental signals. Arranged into an array, the combined response creates a recognisable pattern — not unlike receptors in a biological nose.
Atomic Sensitivity
Every atom exposed. Trace gas detection at ultra-low power, without heaters or bulky components.
Tuned Selectivity
Doped graphene arrays biased towards specific chemical signatures — moisture, VOCs, airborne markers.
Pattern Recognition
Array responses create consistent, measurable patterns from messy, variable gas mixtures.
That pattern allows us to take something messy and variable — like the mix of gases in the air — and turn it into something consistent and measurable.
<1mW
Power Draw
10+
Patents Filed
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Sensing Resolution
FROM LAB TO SYSTEM
Silicon Integration
The graphene sensor array is mounted onto a conventional silicon chip and integrated into standard electronics. Graphene handles the chemistry; silicon does what it has always done well.
- Signal conditioning & processing
- Wireless communications
- Semiconductor ecosystem compatibility
- Complex chemistry to stable digital output
- Plug-in ready for connected systems
- Complementary graphene + silicon architecture
Silicon does what it has always done well: signal conditioning, processing, communications, and compatibility with the wider semiconductor ecosystem. Graphene handles the chemistry — the direct interaction with the environment that silicon simply was not built for.
The outcome is straightforward. We translate complex air chemistry into stable digital signals that plug directly into connected systems. Where traditional sensors offer noisy analogue readings requiring extensive post-processing, our platform delivers clean, machine-readable data from the moment of detection.
BUILT TO SCALE
From Material to Manufacture
Altered Carbon has patented not just the sensing approach but the way graphene is deployed and manufactured at scale. The challenge with graphene has never been whether it works in the lab — the challenge has been making it repeatable, cost-effective, and easy to integrate into existing production lines. Our process addresses that directly, designed to sit within established semiconductor supply chains.
This is what makes our platform more than a single product. We have built a graphene sensing architecture that can be applied across multiple sectors — anywhere the environment needs to be monitored and understood in digital terms. In practical terms, we are giving machines a chemical sense, and doing so in a way that can scale commercially.
Patented Process
Graphene deployment method designed for existing semiconductor supply chains — repeatable and cost-effective.
Cross-Sector Platform
Not one sensor for one niche. A configurable architecture for buildings, healthcare, industry, and beyond.
Commercial Readiness
From research papers to real-world products. Graphene sensitivity meets silicon processing at manufacturing scale.
Built Environment
Making buildings aware of what cannot be seen — from air quality threats to invisible pollutants.
Healthcare
Detecting invisible threats in clinical environments through breath analysis and pathogen monitoring.
Food & Agriculture
Reducing spoilage by sensing what others miss — from freshness detection to soil emissions.
Security & Defence
Chemical awareness for high-risk environments — from threat detection to perimeter monitoring.
Industrial & Infrastructure
Leak detection, emissions monitoring, and predictive maintenance across energy and utility networks.
Robotics & Autonomous Systems
Giving machines situational awareness beyond vision and sound.