1. The Miracle Material of the Future
Graphene
The Miracle Material of the Future
Presented by Preston Fry
ITMG

2. What is graphene? Graphene is a material made from carbon
It has many different properties which make it potentially useful
It is expected to replace common materials (i.e. plastic, silicon) on certain products as early as the next decade

3. Properties of graphene
Great semiconductor – electrons can move with minimal resistance
Extraordinarily strong – 100x stronger than steel
Thermal conductor - heat can move 10x faster in graphene than in copper
Nearly transparent – 97.3% transparent due to it only being one atom think

4. Properties of graphene
Flexible and malleable – attributed to its light weight and thinness, can flex 20% without damage
Potential to be cheap/affordable – carbon is incredibly abundant on Earth
Incredibly thin – one atom “thick”

5. Recent Research That You May Find Amazing!
Scientists create the first graphene- based holographic optical disc
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Graphene-Printed Piano Keys peek-at-the-future-of-electronics

6. Predicted Future Uses Potential Products Expected Benefits
Touch-screen displays
Super thin, bendable, won’t shatter
Transistors
Faster microprocessors than currently available
Batteries
Hold a longer charge & take less time to charge
Tennis Racquets
Redistributed weight to the head and grip
Radioactive waste remover
Safer and easier
Water Filters
Potential to remove salt from seawater

7. References
Anthony, Sebastian. “All-graphene computer chip could steer us past the 22nm copper and silicon bottleneck” ExtremeTech. Web. 25 October computer-chip-could-steer-us-past-the-22nm-bottleneck
Blendis, Stefanie. “Graphene: 'Miracle material' will be in your home sooner than you think” CNN Tech. Web. 06 Oct first-ever-2d-material/index.html
Dume, Belle. “Graphene has record-breaking strength” Nanotechweb. Web. 18 July
Jacoby, Mitch. “Graphene: Carbon As Thin As Can Be” C&EN Chemical & Engineering News. Web. 02 March

8. References Continued…
Manchester. “Graphene: World-leading Research and Development” The University of Manchester. Web. 09 July
Ming, Pak. “An introduction to graphene and the 2010 Nobel Physics Prize” The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Web PDF. 23 June
Skuse, Benjamin. “Graphene’s grand potential” Cosmos Online. Web September potential
Spasenovic, Marko. “The great potential of graphene – three examples” Graphenea. Web. 18 September great-potential-of-graphene-three-examples#.UlN-ZhBywac