Comments on: Graphene, The World's Thinnest Material http://www.neatorama.com/2009/07/09/graphene-the-worlds-thinnest-material/ The Neat Side of the Web Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:41:28 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Sammy K http://www.neatorama.com/2009/07/09/graphene-the-worlds-thinnest-material/comment-page-1/#comment-1810135 Sammy K Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:55:27 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/07/09/graphene-the-worlds-thinnest-material/#comment-1810135 Interesting fact: Graphene can be made with Scotch tape. Google it. Interesting fact:
Graphene can be made with Scotch tape. Google it.

]]> By: Scooter http://www.neatorama.com/2009/07/09/graphene-the-worlds-thinnest-material/comment-page-1/#comment-1810102 Scooter Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:23:10 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/07/09/graphene-the-worlds-thinnest-material/#comment-1810102 I wonder if you took that football field size of Graphene and rolled it into a long tube if it could make a elevator to space with the resulting cord. I wonder if you took that football field size of Graphene and rolled it into a long tube if it could make a elevator to space with the resulting cord.

]]> By: Helgar http://www.neatorama.com/2009/07/09/graphene-the-worlds-thinnest-material/comment-page-1/#comment-1810065 Helgar Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:46:02 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/07/09/graphene-the-worlds-thinnest-material/#comment-1810065 haha The plot of Star Trek IV was plausible, don't make fun. =) haha The plot of Star Trek IV was plausible, don't make fun. =)

]]> By: legatoistheman http://www.neatorama.com/2009/07/09/graphene-the-worlds-thinnest-material/comment-page-1/#comment-1809281 legatoistheman Fri, 10 Jul 2009 02:58:04 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/07/09/graphene-the-worlds-thinnest-material/#comment-1809281 I am pretty sure Graphene is not new. I am pretty sure Graphene is not new.

]]> By: anonymoussss http://www.neatorama.com/2009/07/09/graphene-the-worlds-thinnest-material/comment-page-1/#comment-1809244 anonymoussss Fri, 10 Jul 2009 02:23:04 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/07/09/graphene-the-worlds-thinnest-material/#comment-1809244 I love words like that! I also love carbon! It makes organic chemistry so much easier because it's so much more logical than lots of other atoms. Yay. I love words like that! I also love carbon! It makes organic chemistry so much easier because it's so much more logical than lots of other atoms. Yay.

]]> By: PaulVI http://www.neatorama.com/2009/07/09/graphene-the-worlds-thinnest-material/comment-page-1/#comment-1809230 PaulVI Fri, 10 Jul 2009 02:12:03 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/07/09/graphene-the-worlds-thinnest-material/#comment-1809230 The ultimate knife! As in: "Never needs sharpening! Cut tomatoes like the day you bought it!" (Billy, come back...) The ultimate knife! As in: "Never needs sharpening! Cut tomatoes like the day you bought it!" (Billy, come back...)

]]> By: Josh http://www.neatorama.com/2009/07/09/graphene-the-worlds-thinnest-material/comment-page-1/#comment-1809200 Josh Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:50:11 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/07/09/graphene-the-worlds-thinnest-material/#comment-1809200 Make it into a rope and you can climb a invisible rope. In the process removing half your hand. Imagine making a stiff version of this. You would have the ultimate knife. Make it into a rope and you can climb a invisible rope. In the process removing half your hand.

Imagine making a stiff version of this. You would have the ultimate knife.

]]> By: Greg Bowen http://www.neatorama.com/2009/07/09/graphene-the-worlds-thinnest-material/comment-page-1/#comment-1809124 Greg Bowen Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:46:51 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/07/09/graphene-the-worlds-thinnest-material/#comment-1809124 nasty paper cuts - oh crap there went my hand. nasty paper cuts - oh crap there went my hand.

]]> By: JustinButNotTHATJustin http://www.neatorama.com/2009/07/09/graphene-the-worlds-thinnest-material/comment-page-1/#comment-1809118 JustinButNotTHATJustin Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:37:00 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/07/09/graphene-the-worlds-thinnest-material/#comment-1809118 That structure is called a favose pattern. Now that you know the word you will be suprised how often you actually see it in your everyday life. That structure is called a favose pattern. Now that you know the word you will be suprised how often you actually see it in your everyday life.

]]> By: XuYu http://www.neatorama.com/2009/07/09/graphene-the-worlds-thinnest-material/comment-page-1/#comment-1809095 XuYu Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:26:34 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/07/09/graphene-the-worlds-thinnest-material/#comment-1809095 "In their book and PBS television series The Ring of Truth, Philip and Phylis Morrison asked, "How close to atomic size can we perceive with our unaided senses?" Their imaginative response was to place a quarter teaspoon of olive oil on the surface of a pond. As it spread, the film of oil could easily be seen on the otherwise rippled water. At its limit, it covered an appreciable area, some 2,000 square feet. A simple calculation shows that its thickness -- rather, thinness -- is a mere five-millionth (0.0000002) of an inch. That is, the diameter of a single molecule of oil." But that was a liquid, so maybe they were cheating. http://www.northcoastjournal.com/issues/2009/06/11/our-amazing-eyes/ "In their book and PBS television series The Ring of Truth, Philip and Phylis Morrison asked, "How close to atomic size can we perceive with our unaided senses?" Their imaginative response was to place a quarter teaspoon of olive oil on the surface of a pond. As it spread, the film of oil could easily be seen on the otherwise rippled water. At its limit, it covered an appreciable area, some 2,000 square feet. A simple calculation shows that its thickness -- rather, thinness -- is a mere five-millionth (0.0000002) of an inch. That is, the diameter of a single molecule of oil."

But that was a liquid, so maybe they were cheating.

http://www.northcoastjournal.com/issues/2009/06/11/our-amazing-eyes/

]]> By: gurnorg http://www.neatorama.com/2009/07/09/graphene-the-worlds-thinnest-material/comment-page-1/#comment-1809006 gurnorg Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:57:02 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/07/09/graphene-the-worlds-thinnest-material/#comment-1809006 I wonder if it is air/water proof? I wonder if it is air/water proof?

]]> By: Alex http://www.neatorama.com/2009/07/09/graphene-the-worlds-thinnest-material/comment-page-1/#comment-1808986 Alex Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:34:39 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/07/09/graphene-the-worlds-thinnest-material/#comment-1808986 Finally! Something thinner than my wallet ;) Finally! Something thinner than my wallet ;)

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