Graphene

[Eleena]

Manchester University pushing technology!
I wonder what else this material can be utilised for?
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/business/business-news/graphene-trainers-sport-running-shoes-14807971

[EDDIE51]

One of the most useful materials ever found
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potential_applications_of_graphene
More uses are being found all the time.

[Eleena]

Amazing Eddie!!!

[Peter Pedant]

andre geim very correctly got a Nobel for this

[Eleena]

Its amazing to read through the potential uses for this material. Medicine, technology, engineering, enviromental. I can't get my head around the fact that it's 200 times stronger than steel!

[Eleena]

http://www.condmat.physics.manchester.ac.uk/people/academic/geim/

[Theland]

Can't you sleep either?

Yes wonderful British discovery. Just hope the benefits aren't sold out cheap to the rest of the world like other great British ideas. Eg hovercraft, linear motor, ( for high speed trains), etc etc.

[ChillDoubt]

There was talk last year that it will shortly revolutionise the cycling industry but it’s all gone quiet.

[Eleena]

Correct James .. at Manchester University! https://www.graphene.manchester.ac.uk/learn/discovery-of-graphene/

[alavahalf]

If Graphene gets you excited .. then Google ..
Aerogel and then Zylon. A close contact in the F1 industry uses all 3 of these products on a regular basis.
All are very interesting in their capabilities and all basicly unheard of by the common man.

Imagine a Graphene phone 1mm thick .. not out of the question, as you can lay a printed circuit on it.

[Eleena]

I will, thanks!
Sounds fantastic alavahalf.

[Eleena]

I wonder in monetary terms, how much these 'innovations ' are worth to the people lucky enough to discover them?

[Eleena]

Maybe the prestige is enough and probably has a knock on effect in itself?