In the quiet village of Somersham, nestled in the heart of Cambridgeshire, lies a laboratory that holds the key to a material poised to revolutionize the world—graphene. As visitors step into Paragraf’s lab, they are greeted with a striking sight: a thin disc of synthetic sapphire adorned with a piece of graphene, the first product that marked the company’s journey. Founded in 2017 by Simon Thomas, Professor Sir Colin Humphreys, and Ivor Guiney, all former collaborators at Cambridge University, Paragraf is at the forefront of harnessing graphene’s potential, not just as a concrete strengthener or paint additive, but as a game-changer in the global microchip war.