Microbullet hits confirm graphene's strength at Rice University

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  • Опубліковано 30 лис 2014
  • Graphene's great strength appears to be determined by how well it stretches before it breaks, according to Rice University scientists who tested the material's properties by peppering it with microbullets.
    The two-dimensional carbon honeycomb discovered a decade ago is thought to be much stronger than steel. But the Rice lab of materials scientist Edwin "Ned" Thomas didn't need even close to a pound of graphene to prove the material is on average 10 times better than steel at dissipating kinetic energy.
    For more, visit news.rice.edu/2014/12/01/micro...

КОМЕНТАРІ • 739

  • @brett20000000009
    @brett20000000009 7 років тому +1984

    Graphene can do everything except leave the lab.

    • @mattjmwmatt
      @mattjmwmatt 6 років тому +19

      brett20000000009
      What about graphene batteries?

    • @danijeldan5360
      @danijeldan5360 6 років тому +77

      they are graphite

    • @accarl
      @accarl 6 років тому +60

      Graphene was already hyped by one of my professor in college way back 2010. So much potential yet until now we havent seen actual application.

    • @metaphorpritam
      @metaphorpritam 6 років тому +45

      +CK A Because of mass manufacturing of graphene sucks!! How many years did it take for silicon chips to develop?? Ever thought of that?? Aren't you a college graduate?

    • @macrocosmcat6920
      @macrocosmcat6920 6 років тому +16

      Sadly Graphene is brittle. In theory it looks good, but mostly graphene only works as a powder and here is the biggest issue. It doesn't get along with other material, which means, yes, it can't be combined with other to harden the composition. So it's never gonna leave the lab.

  • @jshanker2005
    @jshanker2005 8 років тому +873

    Want to attract funding? Just throw in "space station" and "armored vests" (aka 'ballistic protection').

    • @alexalford7874
      @alexalford7874 8 років тому +10

      Yes they will get money but as long as people give them money at there own free will and they carry out what they said they were going to do then what is the big deal,everytime someone makes something new should they just give it away for free ?

    • @reachforacreech
      @reachforacreech 7 років тому +7

      A Who Snackbar the Pentagon will take tax money to develope it and then give it away to corporations to profit while assuring barriers to copying if natural cost barriers aren't around

    • @woodymartineau8254
      @woodymartineau8254 7 років тому +16

      Want to attract government funding? Donate to a politician's campaign

    • @callahancovington4278
      @callahancovington4278 7 років тому +18

      "Campaign Donation" is that the American word for BRIBERY?

    • @jshanker2005
      @jshanker2005 7 років тому +13

      @John Doe, campaign donations and hiring a "lobbyist" are legalized bribes.

  • @bdockett
    @bdockett 7 років тому +409

    Make weapons out of it? I'd be happy with a few pairs of socks that stayed in shape and never get holed.

    • @j11994466s
      @j11994466s 6 років тому +9

      The socks will write everywhere!

    • @Blueshirt38
      @Blueshirt38 6 років тому +23

      Graphene is like plastic. You want plastic socks? Go into your pantry and put grocery bags on your feet, then put your shoes on and walk around for a while.
      Awaiting your results.

    • @Blueshirt38
      @Blueshirt38 6 років тому

      Thing again, huh?

    • @haveiszalfaroqie1628
      @haveiszalfaroqie1628 6 років тому +6

      You know what thing that you don't want it to get "holed"
      ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

    • @jjeshop
      @jjeshop 6 років тому +1

      I think he thought the bullet was the graphene.

  • @Waltham1892
    @Waltham1892 7 років тому +457

    Graphene condoms?

    • @Waltham1892
      @Waltham1892 7 років тому +45

      A condom is one of those things you need to have 100% confidence in.
      Trust me on this one...

    • @zombieblaster5754
      @zombieblaster5754 7 років тому +8

      im pretty sure graphene is similar to plastic so its not a good idea because rubber is more effective and better lubricated

    • @TasX
      @TasX 7 років тому +52

      one word: ouch

    • @elyetimx6045
      @elyetimx6045 7 років тому +6

      Graphene is a semimetal not a polymer, and it could be used in a composite material with rubber for lubrication.

    • @billcosbyeatsbabies9947
      @billcosbyeatsbabies9947 7 років тому +67

      graphene condoms to stop my micro bullets

  • @garrytalaroc
    @garrytalaroc 6 років тому +143

    Didn't know that Batman's butler was a scientist

    • @secretsecret8016
      @secretsecret8016 6 років тому +12

      Garry Superales how do you think he got all those cool gadgets?

    • @geturbreadup376
      @geturbreadup376 5 років тому +6

      Secret Secret he actually gets his gadgets made by Lucious Fox who is a scientist who works for Bruce(batman) at Wayne Tech

    • @Bolbi145
      @Bolbi145 4 роки тому

      GetUrBreadUp !! plus he has 12 masters degrees

    • @hannibalburgers477
      @hannibalburgers477 4 роки тому

      He was an ex-spy, he could be a scientist too

  • @srproductions8798
    @srproductions8798 7 років тому +51

    I think Graphene is one of the most amazing materials ever discovered..cant wait till it becomes easier to make

    • @alephii
      @alephii 7 років тому +2

      SR Productions You will get disappointed... fulrene and CNT were once the most amazing materials​
      discovered and are completely useless! Great properties in microscale, useless in practical applications

    • @srproductions8798
      @srproductions8798 7 років тому

      yh ik that but it can make better batteries..possibility might be unstable like the note 7 one but it can minimize alot of things and save alot of space to pack more power in devices and give it better durability hopefully if they smart enough to manipulate it

    • @Lantanum057
      @Lantanum057 2 роки тому +1

      Lol

  • @samuelpaul3861
    @samuelpaul3861 5 років тому +61

    Closest thing to real life Vibranium

    • @chadzahirshah2588
      @chadzahirshah2588 3 роки тому +8

      If only a giant meteor of isolated/pure graphene landed on earth for us to play with.

    • @thatonefella6422
      @thatonefella6422 3 роки тому

      @@chadzahirshah2588 uhhh

    • @soulhulk8318
      @soulhulk8318 2 роки тому

      @@thatonefella6422 like solid graphene

    • @godlyhax4172
      @godlyhax4172 2 роки тому

      @@chadzahirshah2588 it would probably become diamonds or coal? If it did that. I dunno been awhile since science class

    • @blackjoker2345
      @blackjoker2345 2 роки тому

      @@godlyhax4172 It would just be crushed by the forces of reentry into carbon. Which would mean it'd become a useless lump of black sand.

  • @luckymansogo
    @luckymansogo 7 років тому +22

    wow I understand physics at a low undergraduate level but this is honestly such an amazing video for people who understand little to nothing about physics. very well spoken and produced video.

  • @Naijiri.
    @Naijiri. 7 років тому +72

    2:16 MLG no scope shot

  • @mvmlego1212
    @mvmlego1212 6 років тому +15

    Honestly, this is the first good video on graphene that I've come across. When you say "graphene is X times stronger than steel", you actually explain what it means, and you stay away from pie-in-the-sky technologies, and instead scientifically explain what it can do. Well-done.

  • @jollygoodfellow3957
    @jollygoodfellow3957 7 років тому +150

    Can't wait for my graphene-submatrix skin graft to make me knife-proof.

    • @TasX
      @TasX 7 років тому +65

      1000 degree red hot glowing knife vs graphene-submatrix skin graft

    • @jollygoodfellow3957
      @jollygoodfellow3957 7 років тому +37

      Skin graft also comes with climate control.

    • @Stanton_High
      @Stanton_High 6 років тому +8

      I wonder if the (near) superconductivity would turn you into a lightning rod. 😂

    • @HayderAbdulridha
      @HayderAbdulridha 6 років тому

      Stanton High, L😆L

    • @themonrovian8441
      @themonrovian8441 6 років тому +2

      Just like Adam Jensen...

  • @williamball7511
    @williamball7511 7 років тому +4

    The problem with graphene is that it's a 2D structure! It does not scale! 3D graphene is graphite, and that's weak because very little is holding the graphene sheets together, save for weak Van Der Walls forces.

    • @blackjoker2345
      @blackjoker2345 2 роки тому

      Actually, the main issue with graphene is making continuous sheets of it. The reason graphite is weak isn't because it's make of sheets stacked on top of each other, it's weak because its made of tiny sheets no larger than a grain of sand wide and full of elemental impurities that break up the structural integrity.
      If you were to make continuous sheets of atom thick graphene with the length and width of a credit card, you could stack thousands of those sheets on top of evach other as much as you want without losing structural integrity. Unfortunately, we're still struggling at making continuous sheets of graphene without other elements getting mixed in and weakening the end product.

  • @gafeht
    @gafeht 7 років тому +292

    Or you could layer it up into a stick and have a tool for writing on paper

    • @generalkitten2100
      @generalkitten2100 7 років тому +18

      gafeht wait a minute

    • @AnAngryDane
      @AnAngryDane 7 років тому +74

      You're thinking about graphite.

    • @dees4408
      @dees4408 7 років тому +17

      AnAngryDane Graphene is inside graphite. Graphene was only isolated.

    • @tonoornottono
      @tonoornottono 7 років тому +7

      AnAngryDane graphene is made from graphite

    • @AnAngryDane
      @AnAngryDane 7 років тому +7

      And your point is? The component you find in a pen is still not graphene, even if it contains it.

  • @cookesam6
    @cookesam6 7 років тому +244

    asian professor: I work at a university
    curious person: oh which one?
    asian professor: i work at RICE university
    *awkward silence ensues*
    how could they be so mean to asian professors

    • @rz7093
      @rz7093 6 років тому +8

      He'll be alright, coz they chose him over you.......

    • @youexpectedausernamebutitw4578
      @youexpectedausernamebutitw4578 6 років тому +3

      The asian proffesor will karate chop the curious person

  • @RedZeshinX
    @RedZeshinX 6 років тому +2

    It must be wonderful to be a scientist right now, so many frontiers yet unexplored!

  • @ira1420
    @ira1420 5 років тому +5

    Basically you could build a 60 mm plate of graphene with the same amount of protection against kinetic energy of 600 mm of armor and with the same weight of a 6mm steel plate

    • @MrWhangdoodles
      @MrWhangdoodles 4 роки тому +2

      It'd break the heck out of your ribs. It'd replace kevlar but not solid plates. You'd still need something like steel or ceramic to absorb the energy or you might not be full of holes but you'd die of internal bleeding from ruptured tissue and blood vessels from the massive punch in the gut

    • @ira1420
      @ira1420 4 роки тому

      @@MrWhangdoodles yeah obviously it gotta be composite, but even as composite, the shock would be to big to be absorbed by your body. But the situation would change if you used graphene in a tank: you'd just need a sandwich of 15mm of steel + 100mm of graphene +15mm of steel +some anti spawling material to have a protection equivalent to 1030mm of steel at the weight of a 45mm plate.

  • @Scotian6444
    @Scotian6444 8 років тому +2

    hey.. i have seen cutters come out of a mill spindle or parts come out of the chuck in a lathe.. something doing 14k tends to make it around the inside of the machine a few times... you respect this technology when the part hits the window your looking thru dead on.. you realize you still have your head.

  • @AHurdOfBronies_
    @AHurdOfBronies_ 4 роки тому +7

    Bruh this guy’s voice sounds so much like H3H3

  • @ArcAiN6
    @ArcAiN6 7 років тому +2

    Does this take into consideration the differential behavior observed between the same material at the macro, and microscopic levels?

  • @PacoOtis
    @PacoOtis 6 років тому +1

    Well done! Thanks for the video! How long until we, the public, get to see it in common use?

  • @SAURAV1403406SAXENA
    @SAURAV1403406SAXENA 7 років тому +2

    It doesn't matter whether it is penetration proof ( most of the material already prevent penetration) , the main question is how much of the kinetic energy is passed through the material to the other side.

  • @nig786
    @nig786 4 роки тому +2

    Graphene has changed the world...

  • @sreyas6417
    @sreyas6417 7 років тому +6

    I love how it says MLG
    2:20

  • @xriptery1291
    @xriptery1291 Рік тому +2

    Graphene is the second thinnest substance behind school toilet paper

  • @iTracti0n
    @iTracti0n 7 років тому +7

    2:19
    When​ you're 360 no scoping your way to the future

  • @pranav_indoria
    @pranav_indoria 4 роки тому

    I do understand that preparation of graphene for conduction of heat and electricity is rather easy. Just use those thin sticky sheets with graphite dust... My question is how do I obtain/prepare the strong version of it, like the one that can be used for strength demonstrations?

  • @twitchdemon
    @twitchdemon 6 років тому

    it looks so smooth omg

  • @callmedaddyT1
    @callmedaddyT1 5 років тому +1

    Oh my iron man suit is ready then

  • @chrissoto7187
    @chrissoto7187 7 років тому

    Right now I'm hearing a lot about grapheme else uses but not much in the advancements in production.

  • @de-soldierman
    @de-soldierman 6 років тому

    so how long before this becomes readily available to all as in going to the cloth retailer or whole saler and purchase etc?

  • @MrDjhano
    @MrDjhano 6 років тому

    What i want to ask is if employed on say a satellite how are you able to come up with a thickness or model of what you would need for protection from micro meteorites, is there a velocity or uniform speed that you use or is it based on theory. I would also like to know what happens to graphene when you have a lot of it together does it act the same or does it become reliant on its shape or form.

  • @gamenut112
    @gamenut112 7 років тому

    so this in combination with spider silk amor could basically be a really good sub dermal set of body armour. couple that with traditional armour reinforced (or outright made of graphene as well.) and you'd have really friggin good armour. not to mention sub dermal armour is virtually undetectable, unless under X-rays. (I'm assuming X-rays would pick it up, but you wouldn't really be able to get rid of it, since its already under the skin of the wearer.)

  • @detaildevil6544
    @detaildevil6544 2 роки тому +2

    Graphene is the future of composites.

  • @将軍九八.彁
    @将軍九八.彁 7 років тому +1

    Can Graphene be bonded to Kevlar?

  • @jakedassan4117
    @jakedassan4117 7 років тому

    Very good explanations!

  • @inthemaze7441
    @inthemaze7441 3 роки тому

    Is it only available in one color.

  • @domesday1535
    @domesday1535 7 років тому +5

    if this set up were to be used as a weapon would it be a violation of the Geneva convention? (shrapnel too small to see in an x-ray)

    • @geoalmike8498
      @geoalmike8498 2 роки тому

      Yeah i don't think they care much about the rules.

  • @RamboCreativity
    @RamboCreativity 6 років тому +1

    Now imagine going thousands of years into the future in graphene armor.

  • @hellcat1988
    @hellcat1988 6 років тому +1

    Perhaps, with enough research, graphine could be used to create a small electromagnetic field around space craft to protect against solar radiation. Possibly similar to a farade cage.

  • @churrocharcharm
    @churrocharcharm 7 років тому +17

    somebody say....
    *_REAL LIFE CAPTAIN AMERICAS SHIEL?!D_*
    lol jk, it would make a bit more sense to just make body armour. Although it would be pretty cool to have a shield out of it

    • @lukayonny5898
      @lukayonny5898 6 років тому +2

      Charlie Doing Stuff this metal is so similar to vibranium.it blocks the power too.btw it is cool to make black panther suit out of it it would be so cool

  • @weirdscience8341
    @weirdscience8341 7 років тому

    that is such a small area of focus just out of interest how many ft-lb did the micro bullets have on them

  • @auriel8300
    @auriel8300 3 роки тому +1

    What happens if you use graphene bullets against graphene armor vest?

  • @peacefullyprotesting8845
    @peacefullyprotesting8845 7 років тому

    I concur with all the above of what he just said

  • @trefod
    @trefod 7 років тому +3

    It is going to be interesting when graphene is developed enough for mass production. Ballistic protection is just the tip of the iceberg.

  • @morten325
    @morten325 7 років тому +2

    Insane in the membrane

  • @UncoverMysteries
    @UncoverMysteries 7 років тому +1

    Wait Graphene is only 10X better than steel now? That used to be a much bigger number. What happened? And it's also per weight and since carbon is much less dense, it would take more volume of graphene to = the same penetration proofness as steel.
    What happened to the whole, you can stand an elephant on a single layer sheet of graphene analogy? I'm sure an elephant can't stand on the equivalent sheet of steel without it tearing.

  • @captaindeadpool4357
    @captaindeadpool4357 7 років тому +1

    Can this membrane be used for space-station windows?Can it survive impact with the objects moving in outer space?

  • @macboi7601
    @macboi7601 6 років тому +1

    4 years later and still haven't seen graphene in my life.

  • @Scottx125Productions
    @Scottx125Productions 7 років тому +21

    Tbh the real gem would be a non Newtonian fluid graphine mix + graphine armour. Graphine armour would take the impact where as the fluid would harden as the pressure hit it, absorbing more energy at a lighter weight.

    • @thebinarysquad5962
      @thebinarysquad5962 7 років тому +3

      dude, trade mark it!

    • @sacr3
      @sacr3 7 років тому +3

      Is it a good design though? Would be more efficient to just use a flexible material. Having a Fluid inside your vest is weight as well as the potential for it to leak out for some reason leaving you more exposed.

    • @Sup3rman1c
      @Sup3rman1c 7 років тому +7

      Non-newtonian fluids dont work like that moron.

    • @hazoish7670
      @hazoish7670 7 років тому

      A sudden impact like a bullet would make obleck harden immediately try dropping a hammer onto oobleck so it doesn't make a difference

    • @Blueshirt38
      @Blueshirt38 6 років тому +3

      Scott, I don't see any conceivable way that would work. When non-Newtonian fluids are hardened by pressure, they also become brittle. That might work if you are hitting the body armor with a hammer, but bullets are penetrative, and would simply break through the fluid.

  • @daltonpaige5078
    @daltonpaige5078 6 років тому

    What would that micro bullet do to someone? So many questions. This graphene stuff is interesting

  • @nambinhvu
    @nambinhvu 6 років тому

    Where's the high speed camera footage?....

  • @littlehorn9428
    @littlehorn9428 3 роки тому

    Are there Graphene bullets or arrows yet?

  • @NathanOkun
    @NathanOkun 6 років тому

    Laminates of graphene and diamond/Q-carbon (several thousand layers each) would be much like the armor of IRON MAN, though much lighter (I assume). It could also incorporate internal electronic circuitry including super-capacitors to store power and electronic sensors/processors (weapons?) internally. The Martian spaceship in the movie 5 MILLION YEARS TO EARTH seems similar...

  • @moguldamongrel3054
    @moguldamongrel3054 6 років тому

    How many times better is steel compared to wood?

  • @ChrisPrefect
    @ChrisPrefect 7 років тому

    3:00 why do you show the graphene film with individual atom bond strings but the micro projectile is a solid ball?

    • @SirChops13
      @SirChops13 7 років тому +1

      That is a lattice of graphene 3 microns thick, or 3 millionths of a meter. Atoms are closer to 0.1-0.5 nanometers, or 0.1-0.5 billionths of a meter.

    • @JonesCrimson
      @JonesCrimson 7 років тому

      It's simply easier for the demonstration if the material has a recurring pattern.

  • @SquashGuy02134
    @SquashGuy02134 3 роки тому

    how many layers thick to stop a regular sized bullet?

  • @maxsimes
    @maxsimes 7 років тому

    what is the difference between graphene and carbon fibres? or is it the same thing?

  • @beth-rg8bm
    @beth-rg8bm 7 років тому

    But does it have the same strength at freezing temperatures?

  • @dpjazzy15
    @dpjazzy15 7 років тому

    It makes good radiation shielding too. Many awesome uses in space.

  • @weakpig
    @weakpig 6 років тому

    what does a bullet 3 microns thick at 1km/sec do to your hand if shot at it? would you feel anything? will it go through your hand? will you bleed?

  • @wolfrangtv
    @wolfrangtv 6 років тому

    Amazing!!

  • @将軍九八.彁
    @将軍九八.彁 7 років тому

    How does Graphene compare with Kevlar?

  • @raseruuu3742
    @raseruuu3742 6 років тому

    Time to build superhero suits made of Graphene!

  • @zombieblaster5754
    @zombieblaster5754 7 років тому

    the best thing to use this for is things like wind turbines and solar panels we need solar panels that wont be damaged by the weather and are available to everyone so that people could reduce power usage from outside sources

  • @whateven7226
    @whateven7226 7 років тому

    so this is what 2 am does to me

  • @rjayalmedora7890
    @rjayalmedora7890 6 років тому

    How do you even shoot that small????!.....

  • @timothynavarette8979
    @timothynavarette8979 6 років тому

    What if graphene was layered with Kevlar? Just wondering.

  • @mufasamuffi2565
    @mufasamuffi2565 7 років тому +7

    2:19 MLG Confirmed

  • @RamkrishanYT
    @RamkrishanYT 3 роки тому

    can it stop my toe from stubbing ?

  • @stinknut762
    @stinknut762 7 років тому +1

    The sword advances and the shield follows. Same as its always been but "theoretically" and small scale perfectly conducted tests in a perfect environment can't hold a candle against practicality, low cost and a tangible made product. It has to work better, much better and for the same or less manufacturing cost to beat something everyone knows and loves.
    You came up with the idea, now send it to the engineers and the workers on the factory floor so see if it can actually be done.

  • @joessj5
    @joessj5 5 років тому

    I was gonna search of it could protect against nukes.

  • @dylandlp19
    @dylandlp19 8 років тому

    I'm pretty sure that's what 's on the tie fighters.

  • @NARKISDUDE
    @NARKISDUDE 9 років тому

    so what is the modulus of elasticity?

    • @greg77389
      @greg77389 7 років тому

      Roughly 1000 GPa. Extremely stiff.

  • @obrikidivine7973
    @obrikidivine7973 2 місяці тому

    Can it stop bullets

  • @five-seven669
    @five-seven669 7 років тому

    so can I use it in my plate carrier?

  • @dark-hh5ho
    @dark-hh5ho 7 років тому

    this is progress i want to see

  • @rayanechebbo2538
    @rayanechebbo2538 6 років тому +1

    2:23 mlg?

  • @michaelfelder2640
    @michaelfelder2640 4 роки тому

    Ok. Now what? Where are the products! For sale where? Cheap because of mass production right?

  • @elhombremo7404
    @elhombremo7404 6 років тому

    1:33 - That should be, "And thereby calculate..."

  • @austincurenton
    @austincurenton 2 роки тому +1

    Can graphene stop a sniper bullet

  • @Elec-DIY
    @Elec-DIY 7 років тому

    How do you shoot something that small at such a high speed?

    • @OsirusHandle
      @OsirusHandle 7 років тому

      Probably a small coilgun with their dust-like metal particle put into it, just a series of coils that apply a magnetic force to the metal ball and propel it forward. Obviously done in a vacuum.

    • @Elec-DIY
      @Elec-DIY 7 років тому

      I've searched and they used lasers, they put a very thin sheet of gold behind it and shoot it with a laser, the gold vaporizes and propels the microbullet.
      physicsworld.com/cws/article/news/2014/dec/02/supersonic-bullets-test-graphenes-strength

    • @lawnraccoon1022
      @lawnraccoon1022 Рік тому

      Witchcraft. Better known today as particle physics 😂

  • @winnysneece694
    @winnysneece694 7 років тому

    Very Interesting.

  • @godonlyknows13
    @godonlyknows13 8 років тому +14

    What about a space elevator? Could this be used one day to make an elevator to space a possibility?
    I feel like this feat is a technical issue and not a theoretical issue anymore. And it would revolutionise the world in a big way. It'd be the next "industrial revolution" or "discovery of agriculture"

    • @sadbananacat507
      @sadbananacat507 7 років тому +1

      godonlyknows13 we going to space, bois.

    • @dra6o0n
      @dra6o0n 7 років тому +3

      There's always the issue of other human nations before you get to build a space elevator without having conflict of powers.
      The first nation to gain access to unlimited energy basically can sustain production of humanity at little to no cost, where as other nations with no access to it has to 'pay' to use it. This invites jealously of other powers, can result in them attacking or threatening the owners of a space elevator, thus the powers having control of absolute infinite energy source would be paranoid of those without it.
      Look at Gundam 00 where 3 super powers had space elevators and some smaller nations still are at war regardless of the situation.

    • @zombieblaster5754
      @zombieblaster5754 7 років тому

      no, if you built an elevator to space it would take a lot longer to get up there than would be worth it and if you're talking about an elevator to the moon than only an idiot thinks we can make a functional elevator to the moon

    • @jakehix8132
      @jakehix8132 7 років тому

      It's scientifically very possible to build an elevator to the moon.... it'd just have to have a magnetic based attachment point that allows the moon to still freely orbit. It'd be wildly expensive for the overall benefits, but is definitely within the wheelhouse of even modern technology, if we really really wanted to pursue such a baseless endeavor.

    • @TasX
      @TasX 7 років тому

      +Jake Hix lol, yea. We can probably be traveling to other planets now. But they're not so important as to invest our money into right now.

  • @ShreddedSteel
    @ShreddedSteel 6 років тому

    I really don't like it that this same test is not demonstrated with CNT's... There is amazing kinetic dispersion with CNT's. This feels more like... a downplaying of its properties when it comes to stopping conventional weaponry.

  • @thegreeninsurgent42
    @thegreeninsurgent42 6 років тому +2

    Graphene is like vibranium in real life

    • @justaguy1229
      @justaguy1229 3 роки тому

      It actually has a higher melting point then vibranium so in a way it’s better

  • @drvijayshri2332
    @drvijayshri2332 6 років тому

    How can I get this material ? Is it easily available ?Can you please tell me the source for material? Thank You

    • @zachreynholds1544
      @zachreynholds1544 2 роки тому

      Now it is easily available ! I don't know the source of it for this video. But the production of quality GNP has been achieved for ~ 30 cents per gram !

  • @wothanar8516
    @wothanar8516 6 років тому

    I want a shield made of this.

  • @abdullahal-jutaily4417
    @abdullahal-jutaily4417 9 років тому +3

    When we'll see graphene super capacitor batteries? ??

    • @sinbreaker2885
      @sinbreaker2885 9 років тому +2

      At the current rate of research and I'm obviously just guessing, I won't expect to see one for at least another 10-20 years in the consumer market. That is best-case scenario. As with any graphene project, manufacturing is still too costly and complex. That is currently the major limiting factor right now.

    • @TheArabsolga
      @TheArabsolga 9 років тому +1

      Sinbreaker Oh, actually a PhD candidate in delft university found a way to make high quality graphene at 1/1000th the cost. This was like 2 or 3 weeks ago from today's date 2/16/2015

    • @nacna8462
      @nacna8462 9 років тому +1

      some start up companies claimed that they are going to mass produce in late of 2015 like Zap&go. they are well funded on Kickstarter. according to them, their charger can be charged in 5 min and have enough energy for iphone.

  • @felixluna4184
    @felixluna4184 6 років тому

    but what would the mirco bullet to human skin?

  • @NimbleBard48
    @NimbleBard48 6 років тому

    So we CAN make a Crysis type nanosuit?

  • @PeekinnBrahh
    @PeekinnBrahh 7 років тому

    So what about high-powered graphene guns with graphene bullets?..

  • @natsidrukdruk
    @natsidrukdruk 7 років тому +4

    I bet it will take at least 10-20 years for before we see this where we want to see it.

    • @dra6o0n
      @dra6o0n 7 років тому +1

      Doesn't take more than 3 years, given how fast technologies is coming by.
      2017 and 2018 is likely the years we'll see rapid advancement in space technologies, mainly because everyone knows it's necessary given the amount of crazy climate change we are seeing. Face it, some people are getting a bit unnerved by the unusual changes in the environment (and the threats increasingly imposed by other humans) and nations are now doing a space race to colonize mars.

    • @natsidrukdruk
      @natsidrukdruk 7 років тому

      dra6o0n il I'm not that optimistic, I think we will see this in more like from 2025-2035. I remember back in 2005 they walked about wireless charging, but still w haven't got that far. Yes, we have for example Samsung mobile phones charging wireless, but that requires placing your Samsung device on a charger. So, after 13 years we still don't any advanced form of wireless charging.

    • @TasX
      @TasX 7 років тому +1

      There are different types of expectations though. For example, it's common sense for radio wireless charging to be extremely inefficient as you're shooting a cone into a device, with 90% or so of the energy dissipating. Wireless charging has always been about induction, and not radio ionizing which I think you're referring to. And like you said, induction is everywhere from cars to phones now.
      But graphene is much more practical. And with recent synthesizing techniques just discovered a few months ago, it can be mass produced much easier now.

    • @Justwill007
      @Justwill007 7 років тому

      natsidrukdruk condoms

    • @brandonwiebe2647
      @brandonwiebe2647 6 років тому +1

      Donald duck-1984 graphene production is increasing exponentially. I think by 2019 we will see it everywhere

  • @richardfry2069
    @richardfry2069 5 років тому

    1:49 on an equal weight basis... yup. What about volume?

  • @jmcclain8237
    @jmcclain8237 2 місяці тому

    Who knew all the answers are within my Number 2 pencil. I feel so powerful.

  • @stephaniegrodem8592
    @stephaniegrodem8592 8 років тому +42

    flexible, super super strong, lightweight mmmmmmmm where's the body armour at ?????!!!!??

    • @AZURA888
      @AZURA888 8 років тому +4

      strong, lightweight and super expensive so to see those body armours wait to 2030

    • @spartanwar1185
      @spartanwar1185 7 років тому +4

      i heard we've come close to mass production of Graphene
      so if that succeeds
      then just skip to 2019
      and bam we got amazing Graphene tech

    • @dra6o0n
      @dra6o0n 7 років тому +2

      The sad reality is, nations would rather nuke each other than build weapons out of graphene lol.

    • @jakehix8132
      @jakehix8132 7 років тому

      In a world, where the nation who can sustain a nuke strike is king, graphene, and other defensive research, will be the new oil. If North Korea wanted to randomly send everything it had at the US, we'd currently have a 50/50 success rate of countering about 50 inbound rockets, regardless of their nuclear capabilities, while they were still over the Pacific.

    • @elyetimx6045
      @elyetimx6045 7 років тому +2

      Why do people think this material is super expensive, it is not, huge quantities yeah, everything is too expensive in large quantities, but it is not, search Hummers Modified Method, it is not expensive.

  • @CalabusDabus
    @CalabusDabus 7 років тому +3

    Where are my graphene super capacitors?

    • @MrWhangdoodles
      @MrWhangdoodles 4 роки тому

      They still can't make large (read visible) sheets of graphene reliably. We're still decades away, but! We've got gaseous lithium ion batteries coming soon! Lithium ion batteries that have triple the lifetime!

  • @EdgarSalazarB.
    @EdgarSalazarB. 5 років тому +1

    Make a super armor with graphene! (Crysis armor)

  • @renzocoppola4664
    @renzocoppola4664 7 років тому

    Are they sure? Scale changes a lot of things... Hypervelocity results doesn't translate to low speed/supersonic speeds either.

  • @Murmur95
    @Murmur95 7 років тому

    That is great and all....but you never told us how much force is required....

  • @dvorak826
    @dvorak826 5 років тому

    i imagine captain america just holding up a cloth to protect himself