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posted by martyb on Tuesday December 18 2018, @08:29PM   Printer-friendly
from the go-take-a-hike dept.

Phys.org:

The world's first-ever hiking boots to use graphene have been unveiled by The University of Manchester and British brand inov-8.

Building on the international success of their pioneering use of graphene in trail running and fitness shoes last summer, the brand is now bringing the revolutionary technology to a market recently starved of innovation.

Just one atom thick and stronger than steel, graphene has been infused into the rubber of inov-8's new ROCLITE hiking boots, with the outsoles scientifically proven to be 50% stronger, 50% more elastic and 50% harder wearing.

How long before graphene-infused tires hit the market, too?


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  • (Score: 1) by khallow on Tuesday December 18 2018, @09:40PM

    by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday December 18 2018, @09:40PM (#776058) Journal

    why not just stick a ton of it on your skin all day.

    I have no idea how you wear your boots so that the outsole is against your skin, but please, please send us a YouTube video. Even Vermin Love Supreme [wikipedia.org] hasn't figured that out yet and he's the best we have.