Charles, I didn't delete them because I don't know how. Guess I better learn. Thanks for the reminder and I hope this finds you in good health. Fritz
Sent from my iPhone On Oct 20, 2013, at 11:06 PM, Charles Goldsmith <[email protected]> wrote: > Interesting article, and I especially like the email etiquette note at the > very bottom of your forward, and the fact that you didn't delete any of the > email addresses it came from :) > > > On Sun, Oct 20, 2013 at 9:29 PM, Fritz Holt <[email protected]> wrote: > > Most interesting and informative. > Fritz > Sent from my iPhone > > Begin forwarded message: > >> 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^) >> >> >> >> >> >
