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Title: graphene the MIRACLE material
Post by: vipulan12 on July 20, 2013, 07:05:50 PM
i just recently learned about graphene and its mircale applications
but i dont get why something discovered during the 1900's is only just being used ?

is graphene expensive to make?
-does it require large amounts of energy
Title: Re: graphene the MIRACLE material
Post by: waltr on July 21, 2013, 08:26:09 AM
It was difficult to make in commercial qualities and qualities.
That is usually the issue of get a discovery from the Lab to the market place.
Title: Re: graphene the MIRACLE material
Post by: vipulan12 on July 21, 2013, 12:11:48 PM
you mean qualities and quantity
Title: Re: graphene the MIRACLE material
Post by: jwatte on July 21, 2013, 01:06:03 PM
is graphene expensive to make?

You can make it in a DVD burner.
http://hackaday.com/2012/12/21/making-graphene-with-a-dvd-burner/ (http://hackaday.com/2012/12/21/making-graphene-with-a-dvd-burner/)
Title: Re: graphene the MIRACLE material
Post by: greywanderer012345 on July 21, 2013, 05:39:21 PM
Jwatte's post is probably the reason you've recently heard of graphene. (Wow, spellcheck doesn't recognize it...) The dvd burner method can likely be altered to massively produce it. Also, to my understanding, its use in supercapacitors was only fully realized when more people starting playing around with it. (since it became easier to make)
Title: Re: graphene the MIRACLE material
Post by: vipulan12 on July 21, 2013, 07:46:18 PM
so how many years do you think will graphene be more available and play a role in electronics