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Lady_Satine
Title: Head of Lexian R&D
Joined: Oct 15 2005
Location: Metro area, Georgia
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http://inhabitat.com/new-graphene-super-paper-is-10x-stronger-than-steel/
Compliments of the University of Sydney
To make graphene paper, raw graphite is milled and purified using a chemical bath, which reshapes its structure, allowing it to be pressed into thin sheets. These graphene sheets boast excellent thermal, electrical and mechanical properties – including excellent hardness and flexibility.
Graphene offers many advantages over steel – it’s two times as hard, six times lighter and ten times higher in tensile strength. This translates into a next-gen material that could immensely benefit the automotive and aviation industries. Lighter planes and cars use less fuel and create less pollution. Companies such as Boeing have already begun using carbon-based materials, so graphene paper would be the next logical step.
Raw graphite is a relatively plentiful material in Australia, where the research is being conducted. The researchers welcome the industry boost that increased demand for raw graphite for graphene paper would provide.
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Sehkmaenzo
Joined: Jun 29 2010
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I shudder to the thought of paper cuts 
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GPFontaine
Joined: Dec 06 2007
Location: Connecticut
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So they finally started to make this shit?
I remember hearing about this about a year to two years ago. They are saying that it might replace silicon and has the potential to revolutionize the materials we use in regular construction.
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username
Title: owner of a lonely heart
Joined: Jul 06 2007
Location: phoenix, az usa
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nice. i wonder how cost effective it is in the short run. obviously, the long run cost effect will nullify any expense in the short run, but im still curious to see what the numbers are.
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Pandajuice
Title: The Power of Grayskull
Joined: Oct 30 2008
Location: US and UK
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Why are they calling it paper?
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Blackout
Title: Captain Oblivious
Joined: Sep 01 2007
Location: That Rainy State
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Can they make body armor out of it?
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Ky-Guy
Title: Obscure Nintendo Gamer
Joined: Jul 19 2006
Location: Michigan
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What suddenly popped in my head is the idea of making paper airplanes out of that stuff; we could then shoot them into the eyes of terrorists the world over.
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Lady_Satine
Title: Head of Lexian R&D
Joined: Oct 15 2005
Location: Metro area, Georgia
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| Why are they calling it paper? |
What else do you suggest? Sheets?
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Blackout
Title: Captain Oblivious
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Pandajuice
Title: The Power of Grayskull
Joined: Oct 30 2008
Location: US and UK
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| Why are they calling it paper? |
What else do you suggest? Sheets? |
Sure why not? Or just call it whatever they call thin sheets of plastic, or sheets of metal. "Paper" implies it's going to be used for writing things on.
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Drew Linky
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| Pandajuice wrote: |
| lordsathien wrote: |
| Pandajuice wrote: |
| Why are they calling it paper? |
What else do you suggest? Sheets? |
Sure why not? Or just call it whatever they call thin sheets of plastic, or sheets of metal. "Paper" implies it's going to be used for writing things on. |
I found it misleading too. I was wondering why we needed paper that could be used to defend yourself from a minor explosion.
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@om*d
Title: Dorakyura
Joined: Jul 10 2010
Location: Castlevania
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What about paper towels, paper cups, paper napkins and paper plates? Those are not for writing on, but you can write on them. I think the confusing thing is that paper is, as far as I am concerned, a product made from plants or trees.
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pi0x
Title: Nerd
Joined: May 14 2011
Location: www.sydlexia.com
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Wow cool, reminds me of Lord of the Rings movie, even this is the only part I cal recall.lol.
The future is here, even though it's not the future any more.
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Kojjiro!
Joined: Feb 16 2008
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| Blackout wrote: |
| Can they make body armor out of it? |
this is the question we're all really thinking, i hope so.
also the 'future' is always here, the future is simply human perception. in essence the concept of future is simply an illusion created from the eyes of the observer,
furthermore;
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