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Graphene: The 2D Material That Could Change Everything

GRAPHENE THE 2D MATERIAL THAT COULD CHANGE EVERYTHING VISUALCAPITALIST GRAPHENE CAN BE SYNTHESIZED FROM GRAPHITE TO CREATE THE THINNEST, STRONGEST AND MOST CONDUCTIVE MATERIAL KNOWN TODAY. GRAPHITE FLAKES ARE ACTUALLY MADE OF MANY LAYERS OF GRAPHENE STACKED ON TOP OF EACH OTHER, WITH WEAK BONDS HOLDING THEM TOGETHER. GRAPHENE CAN BE ISOLATED IN 1 ATOM THICK SHEETS OF CARBON ATOMS ARRANGED 3 MILLION IN A HONEYCOMB PATTERN. SHEETS OF GRAPHENE STACKED ON TOP OF ONE ANOTHER IS JUST 1MM THICK LENGTH OF A HEXAGON'S SIDE: 0.142 NANOMETERS GRAPHENE'S UNIQUE PROPERTIES 02 STENGTH 03 01 200X STRONGER THAN STRUCTURAL STEEL FLEXIBLE CONDUCTIVE CAN FLEX 20% WITHOUT DAMAGE. CARRIES 1000X THE DENSITY OF ELECTRICAL CURRENT VS. COPPER UNIQUE PROPERTIES 04 10X CONDUCTS HEAT BETTER THAN COPPER TRANSPARENT 05 97.3% TRANSPARENT TWO DIMENSIONAL EACH LAYER IS ONE ATOM THICK, WHICH GIVES UNIQUE ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTING PROPERTIES POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS GRAPHENE IS CURRENTLY BEING TESTED BY RESEARCHERS AND THE FOLLOWING APPLICATIONS ARE BEING CONSIDERED. TENS OF BILLIONS OF DOLLARS PER YEAR ARE BEING SPENT WORLDWIDE ON GRAPHENE RESEARCH. THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE WILL BE PRODUCING IT IN LARGE QUANTITIES WITH ECONOMIES OF SCALE. LIKE PLASTICS, GRAPHENE COULD POTENTIALLY BE USED IN A BROAD VARIETY OF MATERIALS & SITUATIONS. I COMPUTING I MATERIALS I ENERGY + OPTICS GRAPHENE MAY BE ABLE TO REPLACE SILICON AS A SEMICONDUCTER IN COMPUTER CHIPS AND ELECTRONICS. GRAPHENE CAN BE ADDED IN SMALL AMOUNTS GRAPHENE COULD REPLACE TO METAL AND PLASTICS TO MAKE STRONGER INDIUM TO MAKE BETTER SOLAR CELLS: FLEXIBLE, CHEAPER, AND SUITED FOR MASS PRODUCTION. AND LIGHTER COMPOSITE MATERIALS. NO NEED FOR COOLING FANS AS IT FUNCTIONS AT ROOM GRAPHENE COULD MAKE BETTER TOUCHSCREENS, LCDS, AND LEDS. TEMPERATURE. MIT HAS DEVELOPED AT 1,000+ GHZ GRAPHENE MICROCHIP THAT IS 300X FASTER THAN THE BEST COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE CHIPS TODAY. GHZ VEHICLES AND AIRPLANES COULD BE LIGHTER EXTREMEBAND AND STRONGER, INCREASING FUEL EFFICIENCY AND SAFETY. GRAPHENE MAY HELP REVOLUTIONIZE DATA TRANSFER. IT CAN MAKE THIS COULD MEAN SMALLER AND MORE POWERFUL CHIPS SMALLER OPTICAL MODULATORS THAT TRANSFER DATA AT SPEEDS UP TO 10X FASTER THAN CURRENT TECH. (OPTICAL MODULATORS CONTROL THE SPEED OF WHICH DATA PACKETS ARE BY SEEDING PLASTICS WITH JUST 1% GRAPHENE THEY CAN BECOME CONDUCTIVE WHILE REMAINING TRANSPARENT. TRANSMITTED.) ULTRACAPACITORS CHALLENGE: GRAPHENE MORE ENERGY STORAGE, LONGER TRANSISTORS CANNOT BE LIFE, LIGHTER, AND FLEXIBLE SWITCHED FROM ON TO OFF, THIS IS A CHALLENGE RESEARCHERS ARE CURRENTLY TAKING ON. BATTERIES THE FUTURE GRAPHENE IS: GRAPHENE COULD HAVE A DRAMATIC IMPACT ON OUR FUTURE BY CHANGING THE FIELDS OF: - FLEXIBLE 01 COMPUTING INCREDIBLY STRONG EXTREMELY CONDUCTIVE 02 ENERGY • TRANSPARENT - EFFECTIVELY 2D 03 MATERIALS MAKING EVERYTHING SMALLER, STRONGER, & MORE ECOLOGICALLY SUSTAINABLE. THE ENGINEERING POSSIBILITIES COULD BE LIMITLESS. Visual Capitalist is committed to providing independently researched content for educational purposes. Thanks to Lomiko Metals for covering the production costs of this project. Learn more at www.lomiko.com LOMIKO METALS. TSX-V: LMR VISUAL CAPITALIST Educating a new generation of investors on resource investing and managment VISUAL CAPITALIST www.visualcapitalist.com TOP 5 SOURCES: HTTP://EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG/WIKI/GRAPHENE HTTP://WWW.DAILYMAIL.CO.UK/SCIENCETECH/ARTICLE-2103673/GRAPHENE-BREAKTHROUGH-CHANGE-FACE-ELECTRONICS.HTML HTTP://WWW.WELLHOME.COM/BLOG/WP-CONTENT/UPLOADS/2010/12/GRAPHENE FINAL3.PNG HTTP://NEWS.BBC.CO.UK/2/HI/PROGRAMMES/CLICK ONLINE/9491789 STM HTTP://WWW.NORTHERNGRAPHITE.COM/INDEX.PHP/GRAPHITE-LABS/GRAPHENE/ FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF SOURCES, PLEASE VISIT: VISUALCAPITALIST.COM/SOURCES

Graphene: The 2D Material That Could Change Everything

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Graphene can be synthesized from graphite to create the thinnest, strongest, and most conductive material known today. Researchers are currently studying the applications of graphene to computing, ma...

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