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http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/02/tech/innovation/graphene-quest-for-first-ever-2d-material/
The University of Manchester, Cambridge IP, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, The Graphene Flagship, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, The University of Texas at Austin, Stanford University, The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
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I find this so cool that you can make phones flexible, make cars charge faster and detect a single bacteria. This new material I would go as far as saying that it is a miracle material. I just find what It can do so incredible that it blows my mind. I want to say imagine the other technologies that this material can be applied to. Finally what makes it even more amazing is that it is not rare at all.
No way. Technology is totally advanced. How can someone make a phone that you can BEND???
First it was the actual phone, then the apps, then the cell phone, the games, the camera, etc.
But BENDING it? Science is a crazy thing that can enable things and people and science itself, really, to do many different things. I think that this is not even real, and the fact that someone can walk right up to you and say, "Hey, look!" and bend their phone end-to-end, it's a little nuts. Just saying...
Also, Hunter, you're right. Miracle Material indeed
I feel like this discovery could easily be considered a game changer in the vast world of technology. There are countless capabilities of the atomic carbon-carbon bonds of graphite. It seems extremely odd to me that what the graphite we write with, which is black, can be layered off one slight layer at a time, and eventually become a clear atomic array. It seems to me like all the carbon-carbon bonding materials like graphite and diamond are all extremely strong (much stronger than steel). And the capability of having an extremely thin layer of graphite as a tool to conduct electricity while keeping stretchable in order to make bendable phones as thin as paper is incredible. However with all of this exciting technology, I wonder if it's going to change our lives in a positive or negative way, because just imagine a world in which our physical skills shrink more rapidly by each year as technology advances at a growing rate.
I think it's so cool that graphite can do all these wonderful things. First, graphite can go into a piece of cellophane and still conduct electricity. Second, graphite might be able to make phones bend one day. Third, if graphite can also make electric cars charge faster, I mean how is this not awesome. This would be very useful in our world today, because of these statements below. If phones could bend, then when people drop it, the phone probably won't break as easily. Also, if people could charge their cars faster, I think more people would buy electric cars, and it's a lot better for the environment then regular gas. Overall, I am wowed with the new amazing technology.
Like everyone said in their own way, it is amazing that this material can do all these things! I mean, you could bend your iPad, and fold it up to fit in your pocket! Like Hunter said, the amazing thing is, this material is not rare at all. Yes, it is indeed a miracle material. Like Jaime said, this can do so much to help us humans, and how could this not be cool AND helpful at the same time!
The bendable phones has been a long dream. Remember everyone the Iphone 5 AD that they deleted off of youtube because it was a huge lie. It said it could be bended and still work it produce holograms as if your phone was 3D without 3D glasses. This has to many uses for us to not spend all of our hard time working to perfect and mass produce graphene. It can make an electric car recharge in about 10 minutes instead of waiting about five hours to recharge 3/4 of your cars battery. That is very efficent that it can detect almost all of the bacteria on a object. Though people wouldn't be phyced for the new phone after it because all you would do is just make the paper bigger and bigger and just add some new apps. Just go from like postal size to normal size then to construction paper size and you have a bunch of phones and computers. The only issue I have for this is what if you drop it. It will be dirty and have a bunch of smudges on it. It is also as light as paper so what if you just let go of it and it flies into water or somewhere it shouldn't be. This is actually a big risk taker in the safety department of the phone. Its just like how are bodies could be. More mental and efficent but less able to take a hit.
This is REALLY cool! I always thought transparent screens like these were always fiction. And since this is not really glass you can't crack your phone (a big problem). But I think this could lead to big problems as they said it is hard to manufacture. If it is hard to manufacture what will happen during the mad rush to get one when they start selling them. And if it is transparent wouldn't all of the wiring and tech underneath the phone be seen?
I thought that this video was very interesting because it talked about changing the way phones and computers are built, and using carbon. I liked this video because it showed us a revolution in the way tech. works. It would be amazing to have a new system that would conduct electricity faster than what we have today. I thought that the man's accent was very funny as well. He sounded like a english man from a car show called top gear. To conclude I thought that the idea of new technologies was very exciting and I can't wait to buy one.
I don't believe it. How is it possible for you to make a relatively cheap phone that has great electric conductivity, is the thinness of an atom, is strong, and is flexible. This it truly revolutionary and could change the whole technological world. However, I wonder how you can make a laptop or computer with graphine. The flexibility of graphine wouldn't really matter, because the screen needs to stand up vertically. But it would be nice if our laptops were very strong. The is really mind blowing and it's hard to believe that technology is already this advanced.
Wow! This is so amazing and it is such a huge discovery. People have been dreaming about a bendable phone. I remember when people said the the i phone 6 was going to be bendable. Even though it isn't, it is still really thin and awesome. I think that if scientists find a way to make high quality carbon easily, it could change the world. Just think about having a car that could go from no battery to 100% in just a few minutes. Life would be so much easier. Also, it would help with medical things. If doctors would be able to use grapheme to detect harmful microbes, then we could prevent diseases from spreading and harming people. Imagine not having to worry about your phone cracking or breaking, or to worry if you don't have enough time to get your car battery charged. It seems strange to me that the graphene is still so strong even though it is one atom thick. Also, I agree with Maxwell. What if you drop it. It would be transparent, so how would you know you lost it until you check for it. That could be a big problem. They would not be as easy to keep track of. Also, how would they manage to get apps and the phone without it being visible. There is to much wiring for it and i don't think it would all be able to fit in something so thin. I think we still have a long way to come before these come out in the store. There are many problems to fix, and like Rohan said, once they hit stores, they would have to be manufacturing nonstop.
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