Graphene: 'Super' material will be in your home sooner than you think

http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/02/tech/innovation/graphene-quest-for-first-ever-2d-material/index.html

by jonbaer • 13 years ago

37 19 13 years ago

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fluxon2• 13 years ago

In your home, and therefore up some kid's nose.

fluxon2• 13 years ago

"Typically HN frowns on: one liner humor, ..." Ok, so now I know that.

helipad• 13 years ago

All I can think is –

[Mr. Burns is reminiscing about his grandfather's old Atom Smashing Plant]

Burns' Grandfather: Come on, men! Smash those atoms! You there, turn out your pockets.

[Two goons seize a waifish worker and turn out his pockets]

Burns' Grandfather: Aha - atoms! One, two, three, four... SIX of them! Take him away!

ck22• 13 years ago

There is absolutely nothing in the story that has conclusions of how it will actually be in your home in any practical use?

I mean it is raving about the material but not any tested application?

Article vaguely says "want to" and "considering".

On slide 3, I see the words "could" and "promises" which is meaningless.

You might find this reference table handy: https://xkcd.com/678/

Graphene clearly falls under the "10 years" section.

devx2• 13 years ago

The video says Samsung is using it in its YOUM flexible display, that was demoed at CES this year. Rumors are both Samsung and LG will release phones with such displays within the next 6 months or so.

EDIT: This one just appeared:

http://crave.cnet.co.uk/mobiles/samsung-galaxy-round-tipped-...

ck22• 13 years ago

Ah okay, using that lead, I found this http://www.intellalegal.com/2013/03/samsung-graphene-patent-...

Touch screen displays are made of indium-tin-oxide and samsung wants to replace it with far cheaper graphene.

But that is only a cost saving measure and I am not sure if it brings anything new to the table other than increased profit?

This paragraph alone says more than the entire CNN story:

Many companies have invested in the research and development of graphene and other nanoamterials. In all, the USPTO has issued approximately 7,000 patents related to graphene. Samsung has received the most patents related to graphene, with over 400 patents for the use of the material in displays and electronics.

ars• 13 years ago

One reason biological materials are so amazing (much stronger, etc, like spider silk) is they are essentially made one atom at a time.

If we can do the same thing, but using inorganics we can create some amazing materials. Steel for example is made of a myriad of various crystals and alloys arranged as grains. Tons of work goes into the exact processing needed to encourage one type or another of grain. If we could exactly control where each atom of the iron, carbon, and other elements go we would create a material much much stronger than anything we can do today.

ye• 13 years ago

Tell me when I can buy large sheets of it at a reasonable price.

The article says absolutely nothing about "sooner than you think".

JonnieCache• 13 years ago

Flagged. This is an advertisement, I'm guessing part of some kind of financial manipulation, like that facebook movie goldman set up</tinfoil>

spo81rty• 13 years ago

My tennis racket is supposedly made with graphene. So I guess I have some in my house.

xutopia• 13 years ago

Graphite... not graphene. Graphite is to a sponge what graphene is to paper.

dicroce• 13 years ago

I want to hold a sheet of it and turn it on its side... to see if I can see a one atom thick edge (I'm betting I cant!).

talmand• 13 years ago

Careful, it would probably cause a rather nasty cut as there's nothing to stop it once it starts slicing.

jyf1987• 13 years ago

well actually you dont have to wait the 'sooner' time you could just make it at home right now just following the youtube video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQANDuFYvsc

which only require cheap materials and tools, yes, even cheap for me in china

and i was thinking if people could use this to burn a cpu on that disk

Graphene: 'Super' material will be in your home sooner than you think

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