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Fifteen years ago this month, Professor Sir Andre Geim and Professor Sir Kostya Novoselov performed the first successful attempts at creating a synthetic monolayer of carbon atoms, a feat that would earn them a nobel prize 6 years later.
The European Union graphene flagship project has put out a release celebrating progress in the field. Which includes a list of products already on the market using graphene
It also makes some bold claims about the future of the tech
A host of applications for graphene are expected to hit the market 10 to 15 years from now. These are related to (opto)electronics, where graphene can deliver performances orders of magnitude higher than current technologies. The developments in this area could trigger the next-generation of (opto)electronic devices, bringing the 'more-than-Moore' devices to reality.
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Friday October 04 2019, @11:42PM (2 children)
Buggy whips, you fool! Graphene buggy whips make a wonderfully loud popping sound, which makes the horses go faster! Life at the speed of horse apples has just got faster.
Abortion is the number one killed of children in the United States.
(Score: 2) by takyon on Friday October 04 2019, @11:47PM
Graphene has been used in tennis racquets. I wouldn't be surprised if it found its way [sciencedirect.com] into a bullwhip [bullwhip.org].
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(Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 05 2019, @12:48AM
BSDM superconducting at room temperature.