Why is this article on the front page of HN? Graphene is old news as are all the "it could revolutionize ....." statements. Nothing is imminent to market, but it sure seems like someone wants to acquire investments. No MVP's that can do anything w/o all that sweet investment manna? For something which lends itself to soooooo many applications, we can't even get the mundane out the door?<p>I may be long-term bullish, but I'm done with the hype.<p>Let's call it a gold rush and ambiguously tie it to the last monstrous movement - semiconductors. Maybe we should throw some other buzz in about quantum computers and sensor-laden clothing - because everybody has been clamoring to wire up their hoodies.<p>It, of course, doesn't even mention the toxicity risks. Asbestos is one helluva insulator. Asbestos would compliment graphene very well.<p>Only missing a link to arxiv.
This reminds me of my excitement in the early 2000's about Holographic disc techonology:<p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holographic_Versatile_Disc" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holographic_Versatile_Disc</a><p>It seems like it's never coming. It is a technology before its time.
They fail to mention it causes hypegasms :-) But more seriously, it is going to change the world over time, and carbon based electronics. But I am not sure why this article other than to mention Samsung's press releases (<a href="http://www.samsung.com/us/aboutsamsung/news/newsIrRead.do?news_ctgry=irnewsrelease&news_seq=20176" rel="nofollow">http://www.samsung.com/us/aboutsamsung/news/newsIrRead.do?ne...</a>) or to just give out a tech 'feel good' vibe.
When and if graphene is in production in new products: What comes after that? We're always building something harder, better, faster, stronger (sorry I can't help myself). Can we even fathom something beyond graphene? Or do we plateau? Charging a cell phone in 15 minutes is awesome, but what about instantly? Shoot, lets just embed cell phones into our bodies, and we'll power them with our cells!
I am looking forward to this actually being used. It has been a big deal for a while and all we've got so far is... a condom?<p>It's much more affordable now. What would be really cool is if the iWatch had this (not planning on buying one, but still)
I wonder if graphene devices could be fabricated using 3D printers. Now, that would be a game changer even if their performance was below silicon devices.
More graphene goodness from the MIT Tech Review today:<p><a href="http://www.technologyreview.com/view/512496/first-graphene-audio-speaker-easily-outperforms-traditional-designs/" rel="nofollow">http://www.technologyreview.com/view/512496/first-graphene-a...</a><p>Apparently it makes great speakers...
So, if Graphene is so awesome, what are the problems with its application? So far it seems it's still mostly in research. From a HN front page article I expect a little more than simply listing research efforts etc.
Something comes to mind. Read some old science fiction. The Asimov Foundation series provides good examples. Fission/atomic power was all the range when the book were written. It reads as hopi
"Benjamin, I want to say one word
to you. Just one word … ”<p>"Yes … What is is, Mr. McGuire?”<p>"Plastics.”<p><pre><code> http://youtu.be/PSxihhBzCjk</code></pre>
Didn't Daft Punk write a song called Technologic about graphene? ;)<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozitqabi6UM" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozitqabi6UM</a>