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PostPost by: 512BB » Tue Oct 22, 2024 8:29 am

No, its Graphogen Jon. Sounds similar, but an entirely different substance. I believe graphene is a rare earth material and is used in mobile phones.............but could be wrong.

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PostPost by: Andy8421 » Tue Oct 22, 2024 11:29 am

512BB wrote:No, its Graphogen Jon. Sounds similar, but an entirely different substance. I believe graphene is a rare earth material and is used in mobile phones.............but could be wrong.
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Graphene is 100% carbon, but only 1 atom thick. Lots of hype about what it could be used for, but I am not sure it is currently used for anything outside of a research lab.
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PostPost by: JonB » Tue Oct 22, 2024 3:57 pm

Sorry Les, I meant Graphogen. Autocorrect got me! I have an assembly lubricant that I used on my motorcycle engine - I’ll be using it when I reassemble my Twink.

Andy, off topic but graphene does get used outside of a lab. There are several startups trying to make a go of it, eg Versarien who are near me (coincidence). They sell it as an additive for tyre compounds, amongst other things. However, despite holding over 130 patents, their share price is 3p. So I guess graphene isn’t ready to hit the big time yet.
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