--- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, Marty Alderman
<mda35_at_...> wrote:
>
> Good Afternoon,
>
> I just saw this article, and thought some of the group might find
it
> interesting. Might this thin film material replace Mylar and
microfilm
> someday? Experience says it will be a while!
>
> http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Sept08/mceuen.balloon.html
>
> Regards,
>
> Marty
Interesting stuff. I'm still not clear on just how strong is "very
strong" when talking molecular thicknesses. If an atom of graphite
is .34 namometers, and 1000nm=1 micron, and our old Y2K is .5 micron,
then graphene is what, around 1,200 times thinner than our film?
From Wickepedia <<Graphene is presently one of the most expensive
materials on Earth, with a sample that can be placed at the cross
section of a human hair costing more than $1,000 (as of April 2008).>>
But never say never!
Mark F1diddler
Received on Mon Sep 22 2008 - 14:30:13 CEST