Dickinson Corporation

Dickinson Corporation is a private materials laboratory based in the San Francisco Bay Area that focuses on the development of a new category of ultralight, high-strength metamaterials. The company uses atomically thin base materials like graphene to construct architected, 3D graphenic networks. By using a proprietary synthesis platform that involves growing, aligning, and inducing the homopolymerization of polycyclic aromatic monomers onto porous, recyclable templates, Dickinson creates microfillers, such as graphene microfibers and microspheres, with controllable mechanical properties and polycyclic backbones. These architected graphene materials are designed to provide scalable mechanical capabilities, including lightweighting, reinforcement, and energy absorption, across microscopic and macroscopic volumes.

Dickinson’s work is intended for global manufacturers looking to incorporate advanced next-generation additives into their products and systems. The company collaborates with industry partners to demonstrate the application of its materials in various sectors as alternatives to conventional nanocarbons, hollow ceramic microspheres, and mineral fillers. Funded by impact-oriented family office investors, the laboratory conducts basic research, application development, and pilot-scale process development at its facility in Novato, California. The company has developed an extensive global patent portfolio to support the commercialization of its metamaterial technology.