Graphene continues to amaze and surprise... Bruce Johnson (02 Jun 2015 20:58 UTC)
Re: [TML] Graphene continues to amaze and surprise... Ethan McKinney (02 Jun 2015 21:18 UTC)
Re: [TML] Graphene continues to amaze and surprise... Jim Vassilakos (02 Jun 2015 22:00 UTC)
Re: [TML] Graphene continues to amaze and surprise... Ethan McKinney (02 Jun 2015 22:12 UTC)

Graphene continues to amaze and surprise... Bruce Johnson 02 Jun 2015 20:58 UTC

Graphene makes great solar sail material.

<http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22630235.400-spacecraft-built-from-graphene-could-run-on-nothing-but-sunlight.html#.VW4WEmDaiPx>

More mundanely, ‘Neat stuff that absorbs sunlight and spits out electrons’ is also known as ‘a solar cell’. I think these folks are missing a huge possibility here by focusing on propulsion. Graphene is cheap to make. REAL cheap. MUCH cheaper than silicon solar cells.

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Bruce Johnson
University of Arizona
College of Pharmacy
Information Technology Group

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