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World's First- Ever Graphene Hiking Boots Unveiled

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

Phoenix666 writes:

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 woodcruft on Wednesday December 19 2018, @12:00AM

    by woodcruft (6528) on Wednesday December 19 2018, @12:00AM (#776116)

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

    They already have. I remember a couple of years ago that an Italian company started flogging racing cycle tyres with "wonder material graphene". Twice the price of regular "non-graphene" tyres, of course.

    Carbon black [wikipedia.org] will contain a certain amount of graphene and that is used as a filler for tyres.

    What do you think the chances are that the marketing weasels are talking even more BS than usual is?

    I'd say, it's at least 50% stronger than usual...

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    :wq!