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Bringing Graphene and New Materials to Market

Graphene has potential to shift entire industries such as aviation, automation and energy generation and storage.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Contributing Editor, Coatings World and Ink World

Remember the computer triode? Unless you’re an early-tech enthusiast, it’s unlikely. Used as switches in the first electronic computers, these vacuum tubes consumed a great deal of power. They were unreliable and upon the invention of silicon chips, were quickly replaced. A new material has the potential to shift entire industries.    Graphene, a material that is just a one atom thick, has exceptional physical properties. The European Commission launched the Graphene Flagship in 2013 to facili...

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