Advanced engineering materials company Versarien has announced a collaboration with sportswear brand Umbro.
Founded in an engineer's garage in Cheltenham, Versarien creates commercially viable products from graphene, a material made from a single layer of carbon atoms, for the automotive, clothing, biomedical and aerospace sectors.
The business said its technology will be used by Umbro in its Elite Pro-Training Kit range, initially for the 2023 spring/summer collection.