Here is one of the trendy 10%. Ew. Source: http://www.hivehealthmedia.com/dental-grills-ruining-teeth/
Any decline in silvers industrial use will be picked up by increased investor demand for stable (more stable than fiat) value going into the future.
Some of you probably already seen it: [img=FluxBB bbcode test]https://www.moro.si/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/GFMS-avgust-2013_web.jpg[/img] One of our PM companies quoted this report from Thomson Reuters GFMS. Silver (usage): - Industry: around 45% - Jewelry: 18% - Coins: 9% - Investments (coins and bars): 24% all numbers for 2012. @pdkbffwleo: you should watch this movie: Black Cat, White Cat
Scientists are excited about growing graphene on a silver substrate. Here are some links to look at: http://www.northwestern.edu/newscenter/stories/2013/11/researchers-grow-graphene-on-silver.html http://www.zmescience.com/research/materials/graphene-silver-28112013/ http://www.gizmag.com/graphene-silver-nanowire-transparent-electrodes/27638/ http://www.electronicsnews.com.au/news/silver-nanowires-and-graphene-hybrid-yields-superi http://www.upi.com/Science_News/Tec...vanced-electronics-optics/UPI-80361384550319/ Declaring the death of industrial demand for silver is somewhat premature I think.
I don't think that you'll be able to melt and reuse graphene like you can do with silver. So no graphene coins. I have absolutely no worries about graphene replacing silver. Maybe in few select areas but not in all 1000s of silver uses.
OK, for folks who don't want to click the links and read the articles: Scientists are growing graphene a silver substrate and are very excited about the properties of this combination. Silver isn't going to be made redundant in cutting edge technology any time soon.
It says in the first sentence of this article that it conducts at least as good as copper. But silver conducts electricity better than copper. http://guardianlv.com/2013/12/graphene-thin-strong-sexy-and-conducts-electricity/
Industrial uses are declining every year according to your chart. Is this an ongoing trend? If yes it is worrying.
A graphene based transistor has being used to efficiently send a sms text between 2 wireless graphene circuits. Might seem like no big deal, but breakthroughs like this could lead to graphene technology being steadily integrated into devices everywhere. http://gigaom.com/2014/01/30/ibm-re...ed-circuit-yet-use-it-to-send-a-text-message/
Indeed it will, Clawhammer! Full article: http://www.smh.com.au/technology/sc...aphene-in-kitchen-blender-20140423-zqy2p.html
SHTF Day will be in the history books by the time Graphene is in regular use at reasonable prices. JMO OC
it won't let a helium or hydrogen atom pass (take you pick) but it allows the passing of a molecule containing a hydrogen and two oxygen atoms???? silver definately can't do that.
That'd one very confused kitty on a hammock. Besides, cats tend to sleep anywhere but where you want them to.
In some past, about a century, technological progresses started from close to zero, and were easily made. Remember the 'Space Age'? Well, the huge technological progresses made alot people think we would colonize moon mars and further. We would have cities in orbit. Then reality struck. Today, we don't start from zero. Technological progress becomes increasingly harder the further on the road. In present time, I see alot 'enthousiasm' that is mainly motivated to receive government sponsoring. I've seen quite some fails, being that the resulting product didnt fullfill (all) its promises, downto even ridiculous debacles, where it instead caused major losses. The era of game changers is over. Look at nuclear energy. Remember late ww2 and the ww2 subsequent years. We would see nuclear cars, space ships, house equipment and much more. We're now 50 years later, and they are doing their best to get rid of this way of power production. The space shuttle project: gone. All they have left of all the fantastic promises and predictions, is a boring single space station made from some modules from various countries. Graphene, and the enthousiasm it's surrounds, is probably not different. My 50 cent!
Valence Industries in South Australia reListed last January 2014. Is a recognized Graphite mine since 1880. I thought to mention this while you are talking about graphite.
