Graphene to kill off Silver?

pdkbffwleo said:
its not stylish for about 90% of the American public.
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Here is one of the trendy 10%. Ew.

dental-grills.jpg


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
;) :D
 
 
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.
 
Stark said:
Some of you probably already seen it:
https://www.moro.si/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/GFMS-avgust-2013_web.jpg

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
;) :D
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Industrial uses are declining every year according to your chart. Is this an ongoing trend? If yes it is worrying.
 
Clawhammer said:
Yeah.. but will it blend?
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Indeed it will, Clawhammer! :P

Scientists create graphene in kitchen blender

Kids, do not try this at home: scientists have found that they can create high-quality graphene sheets using a kitchen blender and ordinary dishwasher detergent.

The findings, published in the journal Nature Materials, outline a fresh way to create large amounts of this remarkable material which could speed up the process of putting them into future computers, smart coatings and solar cells.

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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
 
PAGAU said:
Dynoman said:
It acts as a barrier to the smallest atom of gas helium
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I thought hydrogen was the smallest atom.

Dunno, it's science, someone smart fact check please.
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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.
 
http://www.silverbearcafe.com/private/07.11/graphene.html

But here's the thing: For something that goes into a plain old No. 2 pencil, graphite is a lot less common a substance than you'd think...

"Good graphite is not that easy to find," remarks our resident geologist Byron King. "Graphite prices have more than doubled in recent years. Based on recent quotes, a ton of 97% pure graphite goes for over $2,000. A ton of ultra-pure, 99.99% graphite will set you back over $20,000."

Another wrinkle: "China controls 80% of the global graphite market - just like China runs 97% of the world supply of rare earths. But the Chinese are running low on graphite reserves - same story as with rare earths."
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long lead pencils!!!!
 
Dynoman said:
A square metre of graphene, a thousand times thinner than paper, made into a hammock would be strong enough to cradle a 4kg cat, but weigh no more than one of its whiskers.
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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! :D
 
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.
 
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