Finally - A Great RF Ground Material

[btrayfors]

OK, folks. Here it is!

Graphene. 100 times stronger than steel. Better conductivity than copper. Only 1 atom thick. Make it in your own blender (well, almost).

• Graphene is a form of carbon that exists as a sheet, one atom thick
• Atoms are arranged into a two-dimensional honeycomb structure
• Discovery of graphene announced in 2004 by the journal Science
• About 100 times stronger than steel; conducts electricity better than copper
• Touted as possible replacement for silicon in electronics
• About 1% of graphene mixed into plastics could make them conductive

Read all about it here: BBC News - Graphene 'wonder material' made with kitchen blender

Bill

[goboatingnow]

yes, sheldon copper worked out the electron transport mechanism in grapheme

dave

[ka4wja]

Bill,
Where do I place an order for a Graphene hull sailboat???
Cal-Tech???

Originally Posted by btrayfors

OK, folks. Here it is!

Graphene. 100 times stronger than steel. Better conductivity than copper. Only 1 atom thick. Make it in your own blender (well, almost).

• Graphene is a form of carbon that exists as a sheet, one atom thick
• Atoms are arranged into a two-dimensional honeycomb structure
• Discovery of graphene announced in 2004 by the journal Science
• About 100 times stronger than steel; conducts electricity better than copper
• Touted as possible replacement for silicon in electronics
• About 1% of graphene mixed into plastics could make them conductive

Read all about it here: BBC News - Graphene 'wonder material' made with kitchen blender

Bill

Or, can I just add some Graphene to the resin and build my own "conductive" hull fiberglass boat???


In all seriousness....I wonder what the conductivity is at RF??


John

[btrayfors]

Originally Posted by ka4wja

Bill,
Where do I place an order for a Graphene hull sailboat???
Cal-Tech???
Or, can I just add some Graphene to the resin and build my own "conductive" hull fiberglass boat???


In all seriousness....I wonder what the conductivity is at RF??


John

John,

Easy to work out. Buy a bunch of #1 pencils at Staples, and break out your wife's mixer!

I'm trying to find out where to place my order :-)

Bill

[delmarrey]

Originally Posted by ka4wja

Bill,
Where do I place an order for a Graphene hull sailboat???
Cal-Tech???
Or, can I just add some Graphene to the resin and build my own "conductive" hull fiberglass boat???


In all seriousness....I wonder what the conductivity is at RF??


John

Great! A lighting magnet.