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Graphene's second coming

Graphene has been hyped as the wonder material that will turn the resources sector on its head. A million times thinner than a human hair, 200 times stronger than steel, with high conductivity, graphene could one day become a substitute for a number of base metals, including copper.

Richard Wachman
Graphene's second coming

But nothing much has happened since graphene hit the headlines in 2004. Expensive, complicated and not particularly ‘green' to produce, the early entrepreneurs found it well-nigh impossible to scale up...

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