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> From: Kittymryth <[email protected]> > Date: October 15, 2013 10:26:09 AM CDT > To: [email protected] > Subject: Fwd: graphene > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Richard J Rome <[email protected]> > To: Undisclosed-recipients: <> > Sent: Tue, Oct 15, 2013 7:55 am > Subject: graphene > > >>>> Amazing Graphene >>>> Technology helps the world advance. As humans it's in our nature to >>>> investigate, innovate and solve problems. This curiosity means we make >>>> things, create things and develop new technologies. You can look back >>>> thousands of years for basic examples of technology pushing civilization >>>> forward. >>>> >>>> Most people don't understand the rapid change technology has on their >>>> lives... or the speed at which a sea change occurs. >>>> >>>> For example, the following are the five 'Great Ages' of human progress and >>>> their approximate duration: >>>> Stone Age - 3.4 million years >>>> Bronze Age - 2,500 years >>>> Iron Age - 500 years >>>> Industrial Revolution - 80 years >>>> Information Revolution - 20 years >>>> >>>> You'll notice the length of each 'age' diminishes as technology improves. >>>> The computer industry calls this trend 'Moore's Law'. It dictates that >>>> computer processing power doubles every 18 months. Graphene is >>>> >>>> 200 times stronger than steel... >>>> >>>> 150,000 times thinner than a human hair... >>>> >>>> More flexible than a sheet of paper >>>> >>>> You may have heard about Graphene. If you haven't, it's a newly >>>> discovered, very special refined form of graphite. It's a one-atom-thick >>>> sheet of densely packed carbon atoms arranged in a honeycomb lattice. >>>> >>>> Take a look: >>>> >>>> <ATT1.jpeg> >>>> Put simply, it's a sheet of carbon atoms 150,000 times thinner than a >>>> human hair. Under a powerful microscope, it looks like chicken wire. But >>>> what's so special about it? >>>> >>>> Everything >>>> >>>> For starters, it's 200 times stronger than structural steel; it's so >>>> strong you could suspend an elephant from a single strand of Graphene, and >>>> the strand would not break. >>>> >>>> It's extremely lightweight. Soon, everything from bicycles and boats to >>>> airplanes and cars could be made out of graphene composites. And when they >>>> are, their energy efficiency and durability could skyrocket. >>>> >>>> But, that's just the beginning of what this new 'smart material' can do. >>>> Not only is it the strongest material researchers have ever tested, it's >>>> also one of the best conductors man has ever found. IBM has already >>>> created a graphene-based processor capable of executing 100 billion cycles >>>> per second. Researchers believe that in the future, a graphene credit card >>>> could store as much information as today's computers. >>>> >>>> This one material alone could prove more >>>> >>>> revolutionary than - and soon >>>> >>>> REPLACE - plastic, Kevlar and the silicon chip >>>> >>>> In fact, it's such a breakthrough that the first two scientists to >>>> successfully produce single-atom-thick crystals of graphene were awarded >>>> the 2010 Nobel Prize in Physics. >>>> >>>> In just two years, over 200 companies from a wide array of industries have >>>> researched the magical potential of graphene: >>>> >>>> Scientists in the US and China are already using tiny graphene-based >>>> probes to target and identify tumors in live mice. They hope similar >>>> graphene-based particles could shuttle cancer drugs to tumors, or even >>>> kill tumor cells directly. >>>> >>>> Engineers at Northwest University, Seattle, found that specially crafted >>>> graphene electrodes could allow a lithium-ion battery, like those found in >>>> your smartphone or Toyota Prius, to charge 10 times faster and hold 10 >>>> times more power. >>>> >>>> And in 2011, chemists at Rice University, Houston, created graphene-based >>>> thin films, unlocking the secret to incredibly flexible, super-durable >>>> touch screens and solar cells that can wrap around just about anything. >>>> >>>> <ATT2.jpeg> >>>> Kiss goodbye to shattered screens >>>> >>>> Samsung has already said its flexible displays should enter full-scale >>>> production later this year, and it expects to have a dozen more graphene >>>> based products on the market within the next five. >>>> >>>> IBM, Nokia and Apple are hot on their heels too. >>>> >>>> Touch screens, processor chips, casings, and batteries (in everything from >>>> PCs and HD TVs to tablets), mobile phones and hybrids could all be made >>>> with graphene. >>>> >>>> It could change entire industries, economies, and our lives. >>>> >>>> Imagine HD TVs as thin as wallpaper, Smart phones so skinny and flexible >>>> you can roll them up and put them behind your ear, and so durable you can >>>> beat them with a hammer! >>>> >>>> Imagine if you could eliminate breast cancer or prostate tumors with a >>>> simple injection or by swallowing a graphene-charged pill. >>>> >>>> Imagine if your house were strong enough to withstand a bush fire, and >>>> your windows processed enough solar energy to heat your home in winter and >>>> cool it in the summer. Or if your car were 6 times lighter and 20 times >>>> stronger. >>>> >>>> The effects would be staggering! >>>> >>>> Fuel-efficiency would shoot through the roof. >>>> >>>> People would live longer, healthier lives. >>>> >>>> Cars and airplanes would be lighter, faster and safer than ever before. >>>> >>>> And electronics of every type would be launched into an era of >>>> unprecedented growth and evolution. >>>> >>>> This is just a taste of the cutting-edge innovations coming in the >>>> Molecular Age, innovations that will reshape the future in the months and >>>> years ahead, and it's starting now. >>>> >>>> You're looking at a simultaneous eruption of >>>> >>>> new-age technologies that will alter our lives >>>> >>>> on a scale not seen for 100 years >>>> >>>> All this technological change and innovation will transform the world. >>>> >>>> 'Nano batteries' will charge your mobile in seconds, and even power whole >>>> cities. >>>> >>>> 'Smartphones' will carry the computing power of IBM's Watson Supercomputer. >>>> >>>> A new era of computing mobility - none of the solid rectangular things we >>>> carry now but flexible, wearable devices. >>>> >>>> Handheld 'breathalyzers' will diagnose disease in seconds. >>>> >>>> Bionic limbs with human fluidity and dexterity, but the strength of >>>> Superman. >>>> >>>> Spacecraft with the capacity to take us beyond our solar system into >>>> places and worlds never explored. >>>> >>>> The Smallest Revolution >>>> >>>> in History >>>> >>>> Down at the molecular level there's a lot of friction. Particles can stick >>>> together really easily. This means new and complicated structures can be >>>> formed. >>>> >>>> Today scientists are experimenting with different conditions to see what >>>> sorts of new molecular structures they can create. >>>> >>>> The results are astonishing. Some look like thin wires... >>>> >>>> <ATT3.jpeg> >>>> Some look like pancakes... >>>> >>>> <ATT4.jpeg> >>>> Others look like flowers... >>>> >>>> <ATT5.jpeg> >>>> All these different molecular structures have different properties. >>>> >>>> And soon they'll change the way we live: from solar panels you can spray >>>> onto your roof, to computers and batteries so small they are invisible, >>>> from mobile phones that you can stretch, twist and even imbed into your >>>> clothing, they'll make stronger houses, tougher cars, and even make us >>>> healthier. >>>> >>>> >>>> Medical researchers are already looking at using nano-particles to deliver >>>> drugs or hunt down cancerous tumors. Just imagine 'nano medicines' >>>> patrolling your body, hunting down diseases and zapping problems as soon >>>> as they arise. >>>> >>>> >>>> <image001.gif> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> <image001.png> >>>> > > > > EMAIL ETIQUETTE: > > If you forward my email message, > please, delete my email address, > use bcc, and thereby, avoid spam. > > Thank you! 8^) > > > > >
