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\nGraphene
\n\tTechnology helps the world advance. As humans it’s in our nature to investigate, innovate and solve problems.
\n\tThis curiosity means we make things, create things and develop new technologies.<\/p>\n
\tYou can look back thousands of years for basic examples of technology pushing civilization forward.
\n\tMost people don’t understand the rapid change technology has on their life … or the speed at which change occurs. <\/p>\n
\tFor example, the following are the five ‘Great Ages’ of human progress and their approximate duration:
\n\tStone Age \u2014 3.4 million years
\n\tBronze Age \u2014 2,500 years
\n\tIron Age \u2014 500 years
\n\tIndustrial Revolution \u2014 80 years
\n\tInformation Revolution \u2014 20 years
\n\t You’ll notice the length of each ‘age’ diminishes as technology improves. <\/p>\n
\tThe computer industry calls this trend ‘Moore’s Law’. It dictates that computer processing power doubles every 18 months.
\n\t200 times stronger than steel…150,000 times thinner than a human hair…more flexible than a sheet of paper
\n\tYou may have heard about Graphene.<\/p>\n
\tIf you haven’t, it’s a newly discovered, very special refined form of graphite.<\/p>\n
\tIt’s a one-atom-thick sheet of densely packed carbon atoms arranged in a honeycomb lattice. <\/p>\n
\tTake a look: <\/p>\n
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\tPut simply, it’s a sheet of carbon atoms 150,000 times thinner than a human hair. <\/p>\n
\tUnder a powerful microscope, it looks like chicken wire.<\/p>\n
\tBut what’s so special about it? <\/p>\n
\tEverything.
\n\tFor starters, it’s 200 times stronger than structural steel… <\/p>\n
\tIt’s so strong you could suspend an elephant from a single strand of Graphene…and the strand would not break.<\/p>\n
\tIt’s extremely lightweight too… <\/p>\n
\tSoon, everything from bicycles and boats to aeroplanes and cars could be made out of graphene composites.<\/p>\n
\t And when they are, their energy efficiency and durability could skyrocket.<\/p>\n
\tBut that’s just the beginning of what this new ‘smart material’ can do…<\/p>\n
\tNot only is it the strongest material researchers have ever tested \u2014 it’s also one of the best conductors man has ever found.<\/p>\n
\tIBM has already created a graphene-based processor capable of executing 100 billion cycles per second. <\/p>\n
\tResearchers believe that in the future, a graphene credit card could store as much information as today’s computers.<\/p>\n
\tBe clear…
\n\tThis one material alone could prove more revolutionary than \u2014 and soon REPLACE \u2014 plastic, Kevlar and the silicon chip <\/p>\n
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\t Kiss goodbye to shattered screens! <\/p>\n
\tin fact, it’s such a breakthrough that the first two scientists to successfully produce single-atom-thick crystals of graphene were awarded the 2010 Nobel Prize in Physics.<\/p>\n
\tAnd for good reason…
\n\tIn just two years, over 200 companies from a wide array of industries have researched the magical potential of graphene…<\/p>\n
\tScientists in the US and China are already using tiny graphene-based probes to target and identify tumours in live mice. They hope similar graphene-based particles could shuttle cancer drugs to tumours…or even kill tumour cells directly!
\n\tEngineers at Northwest University, Seattle, found that specially crafted graphene electrodes could allow a lithium-ion battery \u2014 like those found in your smartphone or Toyota Prius \u2014 to charge 10 times faster and hold 10 times more power.
\n\tAnd in 2011, chemists at Rice University, Houston, created graphene-based thin films \u2014 unlocking the secret to incredibly flexible, super-durable touch screens and solar cells that can wrap around just about anything…
\n\t The Smallest Revolution in History…
\n\tDown at the molecular level there’s a lot of friction. Particles can stick together really easily. This means new and complicated structures can be formed. <\/p>\n
\tToday scientists are experimenting with different conditions to see what sorts of new molecular structures they can create.<\/p>\n
\tThe results are astonishing. Some look like thin wires… <\/p>\n
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\tSome look like pancakes… <\/p>\n
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\tOthers look like flowers… <\/p>\n
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\tAll these different molecular structures have different properties. <\/p>\n
\tAnd soon they’ll change the way we live…<\/p>\n
\tFrom solar panels you can spray onto your roof…to computers and batteries so small they are invisible. From mobile phones that you can stretch, twist and even imbed into your clothing…they’ll make stronger houses…tougher cars…and even make us healthier!<\/p>\n
\tMedical researchers are already looking at using nano-particles to deliver drugs or hunt down cancerous tumours. <\/p>\n
\t Just imagine ‘nano medicines’ patrolling your body, hunting down diseases and zapping problems as soon as they arise… <\/p>\n
\tSamsung have already said its flexible displays should enter full-scale production later this year \u2014 and it expects to have a dozen more graphene-based products on the market within the next five.
\n\tIBM, Nokia and Apple are hot on their heels too.<\/p>\n
\tTouch screens…processor chips…casings…and batteries in everything from PCs and HD TVs to tablets, mobile phones and hybrids could be all made with graphene.<\/p>\n
\tIt could change entire industries…economies…and our lives. <\/p>\n
\tImagine…<\/p>\n
\tHD TVs as thin as wallpaper…<\/p>\n
\tSmart phones so skinny and flexible you can roll them up and put them behind your ear…and so durable you can beat them with a hammer!<\/p>\n
\tIt’s mind-blowing. <\/p>\n
\tImagine how our world \u2014 and your life \u2014 would change if the batteries that run your iPhone…your Kindle…and your laptop held 10 TIMES more power and charged 10 TIMES faster than they do now…<\/p>\n
\tIf you could eliminate breast cancer or prostate tumours with a simple injection…or by swallowing a graphene-charged pill… <\/p>\n
\tIf your house were strong enough to withstand a bush fire \u2014 and your windows processed enough solar energy to heat your home in winter and cool it in the summer…<\/p>\n
\tIf the car you drove were six times lighter and 20 times stronger… <\/p>\n
\tThe effects would be staggering! <\/p>\n
\tFuel-efficiency would shoot through the roof. <\/p>\n
\tPeople would live longer, healthier lives. <\/p>\n
\tCars and aeroplanes would be lighter, faster and safer than ever before. <\/p>\n
\tAnd electronics of every type would be launched into an era of unprecedented growth and evolution.<\/p>\n
\tThis is just a taste of the cutting-edge innovations coming in the Molecular Age…<\/p>\n
\t…innovations that will reshape the future in the months and years ahead…and it’s starting now. <\/p>\n
\n\tYou’re looking at a simultaneous eruption of
\n\tnew-age technologies that will alter our lives on a scale not seen for 100 years <\/p>\n
\tAll this technological change and innovation will transform the world…<\/p>\n
\t‘Nano batteries’ will charge your mobile in seconds…and even power whole cities…
\n\t‘Smartphones’ will carry the computing power of IBM’s Watson Supercomputer…
\n\tA new era of computing mobility \u2014 none of the solid rectangular things we carry now but flexible, wearable devices…
\n\tHandheld ‘breathalysers’ will diagnose disease in seconds…
\n\tBionic limbs with human fluidity and dexterity, but the strength of Superman!
\n\tSpacecraft with the capacity to take us beyond our solar system into places and worlds never explored…<\/p>\n
Posted by:<\/strong> Scan on September 23, 2013, 8:12 pm<\/p>\n Posted by:<\/strong> ACPA on September 23, 2013, 11:32 pm<\/p>\n \tNoah<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Graphene Technology helps the world advance. As humans it’s in our nature to investigate, innovate and solve problems. This curiosity means we make things, create things and develop new technologies. You can look back thousands of years for basic examples…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6174","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-coffee-chat-lounge"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6174","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6174"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6174\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6174"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6174"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6174"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}skinny. Thanks for posting that. It was very interesting<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nWhen I first saw something like this, it was by a broker pushing a stock.<\/p>\n