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Re: Intrigued by Graphene - ThePassionOfTheChryst - 08-09-2016

I can't decide whether I'm more amused that this thread exists at all, or that it actually gets updated with new information.

Re: Intrigued by Graphene - martyup - 08-09-2016

I was always concerned about that bandgap.  ::)

Re: Intrigued by Graphene - BostonCard - 08-09-2016

Well, this thread is somewhat legendary among the annals of the Cardboard, largely because it exists.  So, although I never would have started a thread about graphene, the fact that I know about this thread, and its legenedery-ness, means that the last couple articles about graphene I have encountered have reminded me of the thread, and made me update it.

I wouldn't quite call it a joke; I don't think anyone is trying to be funny here.  But to some extent subsequent follow-up posts are sort of like being part of the "in" crowd.  It's a badge of being a member of the cardboard family.  That being said, while not political, there is nothing Stanford-related about graphene, though I am sure some MSE folks are working on it.  So, if the powers that be wanted to lock this thread, they would be within their rights.

BC

Re: Intrigued by Graphene - fullmetal - 08-09-2016

I think there exist also a legendary coffee thread, music thread, and multiple Civil War threads...all elements of a properly balanced Cardboard experience.  Who has it better than us?

Re: Intrigued by Graphene - ThePassionOfTheChryst - 08-09-2016

(08-09-2016, 05:14 PM)fullmetal link Wrote:I think there exist also a legendary coffee thread, music thread, and multiple Civil War threads...all elements of a properly balanced Cardboard experience.  Who has it better than us?

"Dangerous Grounds," I believe.  'twas the first thread I ever entered here, IIRC.

Re: Intrigued by Graphene - Extra Point - 08-10-2016

This should keep the thread alive for awhile. A 16 year old girl in South Africa has invented a super absorbent material that may significantly alleviate the effects of droughts:

http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/09/africa/orange-drought-kiara-nirghin/index.html

Re: Intrigued by Graphene - martyup - 08-10-2016

(08-09-2016, 11:25 PM)ThePOC link Wrote:[quote author=fullmetal link=topic=9890.msg167443#msg167443 date=1470788092]
I think there exist also a legendary coffee thread, music thread, and multiple Civil War threads...all elements of a properly balanced Cardboard experience.  Who has it better than us?

"Dangerous Grounds," I believe.  'twas the first thread I ever entered here, IIRC.
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As the original poster of both the Graphene and Dangerous Grounds threads, I must say that when I migrated here from the ESPN boards I was drawn by the variety of topics and maturity of the Cardboarders in their comments.  I believe that I started both of these threads in the football off-season, a time when OT posts are the norm.  I would be saddened if non-controversial OT threads were locked because they didn't relate specifically to Stanford sports.  I agree that controversial non-Stanford sports related topics should be avoided and, when appropriate, censored by the administrators.  The members of this board cover the full spectrum of political, sociological, and religious beliefs.  Discussions on such topics will inevitably lead to verbal clashes, which often result in ad hominem attacks.  We don't need that here.  What we need is . . . good coffee . .  and a football National Championship.  :P

Re: Intrigued by Graphene - BostonCard - 10-05-2016

(04-25-2014, 01:15 PM)martyup link Wrote:Apparently there are no current commercial uses of graphene. 

http://www.nbcnews.com/business/autos/tesla-s-rival-back-fisker-launches-all-new-battery-car-n659456

Hey, graphene may show up in the batteries of soon-to-be bankrupt sports car companies.

FWIW, the Fisker Karma was a beautiful car.

BC

Re: Intrigued by Graphene - BostonCard - 10-05-2016

(04-25-2014, 01:15 PM)martyup link Wrote:Apparently there are no current commercial uses of graphene. 

http://www.nbcnews.com/business/autos/tesla-s-rival-back-fisker-launches-all-new-battery-car-n659456

Hey, graphene may show up in the batteries of soon-to-be bankrupt sports car companies.

FWIW, the Fisker Karma was a beautiful car.

BC

Re: Intrigued by Graphene - Mick - 10-05-2016

(10-05-2016, 12:11 PM)Boston Card link Wrote:[quote author=martyup link=topic=9890.msg88456#msg88456 date=1398456947]
Apparently there are no current commercial uses of graphene. 

http://www.nbcnews.com/business/autos/tesla-s-rival-back-fisker-launches-all-new-battery-car-n659456

Hey, graphene may show up in the batteries of soon-to-be bankrupt sports car companies.

FWIW, the Fisker Karma was a beautiful car.

BC
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It got what it deserved...

Re: Intrigued by Graphene - Mick - 10-05-2016

(10-05-2016, 12:11 PM)Boston Card link Wrote:[quote author=martyup link=topic=9890.msg88456#msg88456 date=1398456947]
Apparently there are no current commercial uses of graphene. 

http://www.nbcnews.com/business/autos/tesla-s-rival-back-fisker-launches-all-new-battery-car-n659456

Hey, graphene may show up in the batteries of soon-to-be bankrupt sports car companies.

FWIW, the Fisker Karma was a beautiful car.

BC
[/quote]

It got what it deserved...

Re: Intrigued by Graphene - martyup - 10-05-2016

There certainly is a Stanford connection to graphene research.

http://dailab.stanford.edu/research.htm

It is quite intriguing.  ;)

Re: Intrigued by Graphene - martyup - 10-05-2016

There certainly is a Stanford connection to graphene research.

http://dailab.stanford.edu/research.htm

It is quite intriguing.  ;)

Re: Intrigued by Graphene - CornFed - 10-05-2016

Maybe we can use it to make light sabers a reality.  8)

Re: Intrigued by Graphene - SUBuddha - 10-05-2016

(10-05-2016, 05:33 PM)CornFed link Wrote:Maybe we can use it to make light sabers a reality.  8)
I just had a nerdgasm.

Re: Intrigued by Graphene - BostonCard - 10-06-2016

Looks like automobile technology may be the killer app for graphene.  HEre's one car company looking to make its body panels out of the stuff.

http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1105419_bac-track-car-gets-ultra-strong-ultra-light-graphene-panels

BC

Re: Intrigued by Graphene - Trevmiesterj - 10-06-2016

(10-06-2016, 11:16 AM)Boston Card link Wrote:Looks like automobile technology may be the killer app for graphene.  HEre's one car company looking to make its body panels out of the stuff.

http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1105419_bac-track-car-gets-ultra-strong-ultra-light-graphene-panels

BC

The BAC Mono.  Now there is a graphene application I can get on board with.  But even as cool as that vehicle is, the chance of graphene nanobots swimming around in our body is where its at.

Michio Kaku had me at Elephant +  pencil + graphene.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zroyr-Q9f_o



Re: Intrigued by Graphene - CrazedZooChimp - 10-06-2016

(10-06-2016, 11:16 AM)Boston Card link Wrote:Looks like automobile technology may be the killer app for graphene.  HEre's one car company looking to make its body panels out of the stuff.

http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1105419_bac-track-car-gets-ultra-strong-ultra-light-graphene-panels

BC

Hmm, do endurance race cars use graphene parts anywhere? It in stuff like the 24 hours of Le Mans is where lots of crazy high advanced efficiency technologies show up.

Re: Intrigued by Graphene - BigEasyCard - 03-05-2017

My search for this thread turned up thirteen different threads using the word "Graphene".  I consider that an indicator of the unique nature of this board.

In any event, I just learned that Mildred Dresselhaus, one of the pioneers in graphene research, passed away at the age of 86.  She spent her career at MIT and apparently was a highly regarded teacher, as well as a talented researcher.  From her obituary, "She was particularly well known for her work on nanomaterials and other nanostructural systems based on layered materials, like grapheme..."

http://news.mit.edu/2017/institute-professor-emerita-mildred-dresselhaus-dies-86-0221

A life well-lived.





Re: Intrigued by Graphene - CTcard - 03-05-2017

(03-05-2017, 08:53 AM)BigEasyCard link Wrote:In any event, I just learned that Mildred Dresselhaus, one of the pioneers in graphene research, passed away at the age of 86. 

It was a sad day when we heard Millie died two weeks ago.
She taught me how to figure out whether atoms are intercalating between layers as happens in graphite - her specialty, or one of her specilaties anyway. It led to one of the main themes of my research.

My close colleague had been her friend for 60 years, since she was Millie Spiewak. He took it pretty hard.

She died just two weeks after GE had released a commercial promoting women in science and promoting her as a rock star.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQ6_fOX7ITQ