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Graphene

Dave2l
Dave2l Posts: 8,866
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Any scientists out there? The new material "Graphene" proudly created and formed in the university of Manchester has so much potential it looks exciting.

It's certainly nothing new as in "made yesterday" but imagine a mobile being folded up like a piece of paper?

I think samsung and China have the most interest in its potential.

If you don't know much about it take a look.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-19918703

Comments

  • Bedsaddick
    Bedsaddick Posts: 24,737
    It's just like the metal they allegedly found at the Roswell incident in 1947 .
  • Leroy Ambrose
    Leroy Ambrose Posts: 14,436
    Graphene was a discovery way ahead of its time. We're only now starting to scratch the surface of its true potential. Some of the theoretical uses for it are truly mindblowing - from potential use as a water filter - making salt water drinkable, to mobile power sources that are absolutely tiny, last for years and never need charging. And the potential for it in medicine is almost unbelievable - it'll be graphene that heralds things like recovery from paralysis/serious spinal injuries and huge advances in cancer treatments (strictly using nanotubes rather than graphene, but it's a similar material - like graphene 'rolled up')

    As producing it becomes steadily cheaper, it will bring on as much of a materials revolution as plastics did in the last century. Science rules.
  • Goonerhater
    Goonerhater Posts: 12,677
    Only because God lets it Leroy
  • Leroy Ambrose
    Leroy Ambrose Posts: 14,436
    Goonerhater said:

    Only because God lets it Leroy

    Lol - now I know you ain't one of 'them' GH. I bet there are a couple lurking in here though.
  • stilladdicted
    stilladdicted Posts: 4,307
    The Americans are now claiming that their stanene gives better conductivity, they're making claims of 100%.
    Info. link for anyone interested
    https://www6.slac.stanford.edu/news/2013-11-21-tin-super-material-stanene.aspx
  • Dave2l
    Dave2l Posts: 8,866
    Im no scientist but thought carbon holds incredibly strong bonds used in graphene which conducts electricity. That was the whole point of it, getting carbon based one atom thick that conducts electricity.

    If the Americans have something more efficient then so be it.
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,979
    Is it light enough to wrap Kermogant in for the rest of this season?

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