Some graphene firms have reaped its potential but others are struggling

mxmilkiib 32 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

RIP Robert Murray-Smith, who decided to move on recently due to health and grief

their Making Graphene and Graphene Oxide playlist;

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbQqm4rNo6243e69xp-ZPUkYD...

a more recent 30m omnibus of a number of their graphene videos;

https://youtu.be/iqOCtEsMWjs

finishing with blood and milk and eggs!

their last video;

https://youtu.be/_RSiVrCsVH4

and after;

https://youtu.be/GhramXiUrY4

cheers mate :')

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marcosfelt 8 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-]

It's also worth noting how insular and toxic some parts of the graphene world can be.

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jakedata 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

There are two distinct use cases spelled out in this article. Electronic and photonic technology incorporating graphene to improve performance and efficiency and "we added graphene to stuff". Graphene cement, graphene carbon fibre - 3000 tons of graphene expected from one company in 2026.

Try not to breathe any, studies are still pending but that stuff gets everywhere.

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mapt an hour ago | parent | next [-]

100 years ago, asbestos was the new wonder material, and "We added asbestos to stuff" was a very common marketing bullet point for building materials. It found its way into flooring, mastic, the predecessors to drywall, ceiling texture, insulation, and anything and everything used near a combustion appliance.

Literally just, take a process that used to use sand or horsehair or whatever filler, and add a significant portion by mass of asbestos powder instead.

	▲	gcanyon 43 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		I wonder if there are studies on the lives saved by asbestos's fireproofing feature vs. cost by its lung-disease-causing feature. Answering my own question: the WHO estimates it costs 200K lives per year. No estimates on the other side, but that's a big number to overcome... https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/asbestos

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withinboredom 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

"Lets remove carbon from the atmosphere" ... humanity proceeds to invent ways to put more carbon in the atmosphere.

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chromehearts 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I'll be 6 feet under, the day graphene hits the market - possibly in a graphene coffin