Intrigued by Graphene

[martyup]

That's probably what powered the probe droids used by the Empire.  Very intriguing.

[82lsju]

Graphene microbubbles make perfect lenses

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"For applications requiring precise bubble position and size, as well as high stability—for example, in photonic applications like imaging and trapping—creation of bubbles at accurate positions with controllable volume, curvature, and stability is essential." Jia explains that, for integration into biological or photonic platforms, it is highly desirable to have well controlled and stable microbubbles fabricated using a technique compatible with current processing technologies.

[b]Balloons in graphene[/b]

Jia and fellow researchers from Swinburne University of Technology recently teamed up with researchers from National University of Singapore, Rutgers University, University of Melbourne, and Monash University, to develop a method to generate precisely controlled graphene microbubbles on a glass surface using laser pulses. Their report is published in the peer-reviewed, open-access journal, Advanced Photonics.

https://phys.org/news/2020-10-graphene-m...enses.html

[BostonCard]

You knew this was coming...

https://www.autonomous.ai/smartthings/gr...tm_content=

Product Description
Materials
100% soft cotton inner layer
Patented graphene layer
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[fanofourforebears]

You knew this was coming...

https://www.autonomous.ai/smartthings/gr...tm_content=

Product Description
Materials
100% soft cotton inner layer
Patented graphene layer
Polymer coated woven fabric outer layer Dimensions
5.9" x 4.3", 5.9"cm earloop

BC

Good find, have you ever heard of C60? I continue to be intrigued by Graphene. :-)

[82lsju]

SARS-COV-2 INHIBITION BY HYBRID GRAPHENE NANOPLATELET/METAL OXIDE POWDERS
Posted By [b]Terrance Barkan[/b], Wednesday, November 18, 2020
Versarien Plc is pleased to announce the receipt of an independent report produced by Ankara University, Turkey, detailing the results of a preliminary study of modified graphene materials provided by Versarien for use against SARS-CoV-2, the strain of coronavirus that causes coronavirus disease 2019, COVID-19.  The Report concludes that the preliminary test results show that these materials significantly inhibit viral infection and possess anti-viral activity towards SARS-CoV-2.

The study was undertaken to test, in a laboratory environment, the hypothesis that graphene nanoplatelets doped with metal oxide nanoparticles, as produced by the Versarien group, can inactivate the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus.

https://www.thegraphenecouncil.org/blogp...de-Powders

[BostonCard]

More on using graphene for COVID-19

https://www.news.iastate.edu/news/2021/0...covidtests

Supported by more than $900,000 in federal grants, Iowa State University engineers are using their expertise in graphene-based biosensors to develop better, cheaper, quicker, more accessible testing for the coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

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[BostonCard]

Forget graphene, now we have "white graphene", made of a thin film of boron nitride.

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[Hurlburt88]

LOL

I think this has been around a few years.   Any recent significant news?

[82lsju]

Graphene protective coating could signal ‘ultra-high storage density’ media, say researchers. How high? 100TB+ disk drive monsters (in theory)

https://blocksandfiles.com/2021/06/07/re...sk-drives/

[BostonCard]

Now I am intrigued by superconducting graphene.

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[washingtonismoney]

Apparently this thread should've been about gallium, sorry everyone: https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-novel-m...nists_pos2

There are other potentially revolutionary materials that are [color=var(--color-blue)]beginning to compete with silicon, like graphene, but GaN microchips have the considerable advantage that they can be produced in the same sort of manufacturing facilities—called fabs—that make conventional microchips, says Stephen Oliver, head of marketing at Navitas.[/color]