Beware of new material claims - the case of graphene

Given that graphene is quite the in vogue material for audio applications I wonder how many (if any) of the vendors selling this are actually sourcing the real thing?

http://blogs.sciencemag.org/pipeline/archives/2018/10/11/graphene-you-dont-get-what-you-pay-for

folkfreak10-13-2018 11:39am

ivan_nosnibor Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 782 posts 10-13-2018 at 11:52am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Worth being aware of, thanks.
geoffkait Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 14,147 posts 10-13-2018 at 12:04pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Given that real Graphene is (defined as) one molecule thick and that layer upon layer of Graphene is really no longer Graphene, but still might be better than X, one imagines lots of care is required when making, handling and applying product. On the other hand Graphene has been used in certain tennis racquets for at least five years and is recently showing up in road bike tires. So, most likely by now some Graphene production is top notch. For the DIYer, well, you can always resort to the tape method.
teo_audio Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 932 posts 10-13-2018 at 05:49pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Proper graphene is still a bear to produce. It is likely that many that tout ’graphene’ as inclusive...are touting a marketing definition. https://www.graphene-info.com/ (It’s an ’all things graphene’ link. It will help one get up to speed and up to the moment -- in graphene data)
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