Why graphene hasn’t taken over the world...yet

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  • čas přidán 9. 07. 2018
  • Graphene is a form of carbon that could bring us bulletproof armor and space elevators, improve medicine, and make the internet run faster - some day. For the past 15 years, consumers have been hearing about this wonder material and all the ways it could change everything. Is it really almost here, or is it another promise that is perpetually just one more breakthrough away?
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  • @VergeScience
    @VergeScience  Před 6 lety +9707

    Which graphene-based technology are you most excited for?

    • @jonumand
      @jonumand Před 6 lety +1193

      Verge Science Batteries

    • @abhiabhi-xp9on
      @abhiabhi-xp9on Před 6 lety +548

      Verge Science phone Bettery 😂😂😂

    • @AFKAwesome
      @AFKAwesome Před 6 lety +391

      Graphene is great in headphones

    • @Shankar_Vasudevan
      @Shankar_Vasudevan Před 6 lety +456

      Graphene Concrete✓

    • @matteodotti5995
      @matteodotti5995 Před 6 lety +461

      That technology in mobile phones may will reduce insanely their thickness.
      That may will mean less encumbrance of, yes mobile phones, but also any other electronic device.
      Awesome!
      PS: Sorry for my bad english, I'm Italian😅

  • @jamesfox1754
    @jamesfox1754 Před 3 lety +14295

    I'm from the year 2163 - graphene was a facade, it was the tape that was strong. The world is now made out of sticky tape

    • @rob_one4511
      @rob_one4511 Před 3 lety +204

      Gold!

    • @pewfelipe5643
      @pewfelipe5643 Před 3 lety +760

      @@rob_one4511 its not gold, its strong tape

    • @rob_one4511
      @rob_one4511 Před 3 lety +87

      His comment was funny so the content was gold.

    • @vedantawasthi5410
      @vedantawasthi5410 Před 3 lety +578

      @@rob_one4511 your humor needs some sticky tape

    • @pewfelipe5643
      @pewfelipe5643 Před 3 lety +147

      @@vedantawasthi5410 that's gonna be sticked to my head all day

  • @txlda
    @txlda Před 5 lety +21313

    still ain’t stronger than those damn paper bracelets you get at pools

    • @yasenkalchev7664
      @yasenkalchev7664 Před 5 lety +311

      LoL

    • @willw3015
      @willw3015 Před 5 lety +716

      Gotta pull the little tab on the inside and it'll come right off

    • @GhostCharacter
      @GhostCharacter Před 5 lety +730

      That's also a pretty interesting material: Tyvek, a trademark for paper made of plastic fibers. It's the same stuff you see builders wrapping around houses underneath the siding.

    • @stub2022
      @stub2022 Před 5 lety +13

      Haahaaaa. Yep

    • @zealtic9694
      @zealtic9694 Před 5 lety +5

      Ikr

  • @EnsignLovell
    @EnsignLovell Před 2 lety +4219

    Graphene... Yeah it's 2022 now. It'll be 2023 soon. So far it's been used in batteries primarily, less so in circuit boards, it has been prototyped in the medical industry though! They figured they could make little low powered nanobots that will be made primarily of graphene, letting them charge as they travel through your body, no clue if that research actually went anywhere.
    Edit: I am stating the year because they made predictions you peanut.

    • @yashashviraj4251
      @yashashviraj4251 Před 2 lety +111

      chill man not even half of 2022 has passed

    • @martiansplat6587
      @martiansplat6587 Před 2 lety +58

      Kieran Browns comment was published 3 hours ago from the writing of this comment and it is 18:06 GMT on the 30th of april.

    • @Bananatoastie_
      @Bananatoastie_ Před 2 lety +2

      4 hours ago

    • @martiansplat6587
      @martiansplat6587 Před 2 lety +20

      @@Bananatoastie_ It said 3 hours ago when I posted that.

    • @Bananatoastie_
      @Bananatoastie_ Před 2 lety +8

      @@martiansplat6587 I was an hour later than you.

  • @lieutenantmeatball5590
    @lieutenantmeatball5590 Před rokem +14

    I forgot this stuff even existed. You’ve reawakened a lost memory from elementary school when this was on TIME for kids

  • @mindo1899
    @mindo1899 Před 5 lety +4264

    to show you the power of graphene i sawed this boat in half

  • @smitadhikari1758
    @smitadhikari1758 Před 3 lety +9491

    Everyone is asking "where is graphene?" but no one asks "how is graphene ?"

    • @magnusofarc3823
      @magnusofarc3823 Před 3 lety +425

      I'll do you one better. WHY is graphene?

    • @Nattethan
      @Nattethan Před 3 lety +66

      @@magnusofarc3823 why is everything?

    • @joel6230
      @joel6230 Před 3 lety +62

      @@Nattethan before we go that far let us ask what is what ?

    • @joel6230
      @joel6230 Před 3 lety +85

      @@Nattethan what is a word
      Or is it ?
      *Vsauce theme starts playing*

    • @zhenjiang4816
      @zhenjiang4816 Před 3 lety +50

      did the scientists just stick tape on everything till they found something unusual?! lol

  • @iamcoreymcclain
    @iamcoreymcclain Před 2 lety +242

    I remember hearing about graphene around 2015. Hope I live to see what humans can do with it

    • @grilledstone2922
      @grilledstone2922 Před rokem +2

      Honestly, I also hope to see that day

    • @joshuahenman2506
      @joshuahenman2506 Před rokem

      How about being jnjected into your body to kill you? Hope to live to see that? If you're alive now congratulatiins

    • @Elsie144k
      @Elsie144k Před rokem +10

      Never fear. It’s already in your body

    • @srddrs9285
      @srddrs9285 Před rokem +1

      Hot air no longer justified by the ease of production. A marketer's dream.

    • @russellmania5349
      @russellmania5349 Před rokem +2

      @@grilledstone2922
      Graphene is in the jab.

  • @10823JGE
    @10823JGE Před 11 měsíci +84

    I was researching graphene for a school project. it has a lot of problems before it can be widely used in the world. But if we can overcome those problems, I'm sure graphene can be a really useful material! I'm looking forward to flexible cell phones made of graphene in the future. I hope to see a world where graphene is commonly used.

    • @coltonblake13
      @coltonblake13 Před 11 měsíci +3

      Ive only studied it when it first look like a miracle material. Samsung was interested in using it in their batteries as well. That theory was a world changer for batteries, yet nothing still.
      Anyhow my question to you is, what do you think the biggest problems are now? They didnt really touch on it. Back then it was the gathering and tedious process of extraction through graphite.

    • @10823JGE
      @10823JGE Před 10 měsíci

      Perhaps the future of graphene's popular use is far away. I hope more research on graphene will be done!

    • @rihasanatrofolo2472
      @rihasanatrofolo2472 Před 6 měsíci

      Isn’t carbon fiber doing exactly what graphene is? Carbon atoms in a string structure seem to be a great use of carbon. Why is graphene better?

    • @stepstep84
      @stepstep84 Před 5 měsíci

      ⁠@@rihasanatrofolo2472it’s basically stronger and more flexible and 1 atom thick. It’s properties are far better for high tech application.

    • @wawa-gz7bj
      @wawa-gz7bj Před 5 měsíci

      @@rihasanatrofolo2472less impact on the environment

  • @simonimanse8782
    @simonimanse8782 Před 5 lety +9210

    It's half way 2019 now, and I still haven't heard anything about graphene

  • @dkdkxkcjfjfjfj
    @dkdkxkcjfjfjfj Před 5 lety +3112

    welcome to "why is this video suddenly in everyone's recommendations"

    • @staitz2728
      @staitz2728 Před 5 lety +50

      poutipou welcome to “how many unoriginal comments can I find in comment sections”

    • @matthewmlt7384
      @matthewmlt7384 Před 5 lety +11

      Next time write something original I've seen this exact comment in pretty much every video

    • @meganbrennan4075
      @meganbrennan4075 Před 5 lety +3

      LightUser 75 but like it’s funny to see that a bunch of other people also have it and what else is he gonna write

    • @williorio8733
      @williorio8733 Před 5 lety +5

      LightUser 75 He’s making fun of those people who make those comments. His comment is original.

    • @konekojunior8483
      @konekojunior8483 Před 5 lety +2

      @@staitz2728 thanks for basically rephrasing what poutipou said..

  • @unitedstatesofalbania9221
    @unitedstatesofalbania9221 Před 2 lety +25

    It got kinda big in auto detailing community, its used as a coating to protect the car paint, its like same as ceramic coating tho

    • @cavanpowis7441
      @cavanpowis7441 Před 2 lety

      Totally didn’t get the info from a two yo comment

    • @unitedstatesofalbania9221
      @unitedstatesofalbania9221 Před 2 lety +1

      @@cavanpowis7441 ive been learning about detailing in the recent months and dont need to get my info from comments, as of now i soon plan to get a graphene infused sealant myself

  • @violentblue355
    @violentblue355 Před 2 lety +100

    One place where Graphene is regularly used is in the production of tennis rackets. It's lightness and strength makes it perfect for being used in them, without making the rackets significantly more expensive.

    • @Jeremy-gy7me
      @Jeremy-gy7me Před 2 lety +2

      @@drevil8977 Yes, Carbon fiber. In fact, the rubber they show is not far off a carbon fiber reinforced composite.

    • @handlesarefeckinstupid
      @handlesarefeckinstupid Před 2 lety +8

      That's Graphite. It is used as a filler for carbon fibre rackets. Not the same at all.

    • @jsmeswagner6104
      @jsmeswagner6104 Před rokem

      saying tennis racket and strength is the?same breath is?very misleading. hit it on the side once.

    • @Rafedavic
      @Rafedavic Před rokem

      Most rackets are made of graphite but some(head rackets in particular) are reinforced with graphene. Honestly prob not enough to rlly make a huge difference, prob mostly a gimick

  • @briannak538
    @briannak538 Před 5 lety +3121

    humans in 2018: graphene will take over by 2019!
    humans in 2019: how about we use ramen noodles to fix that

    • @oskii1197
      @oskii1197 Před 5 lety +8

      😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @gboyspeed
      @gboyspeed Před 5 lety +18

      Next building material is made of noodle

    • @Saiqo17
      @Saiqo17 Před 5 lety +12

      bro graphite beyblades are gonna be lit tho

    • @urduib
      @urduib Před 5 lety +4

      It takes 15 years for products to hit the market

    • @dboyz31
      @dboyz31 Před 4 lety

      Lmaoo

  • @AnuragCodeX
    @AnuragCodeX Před 5 lety +3836

    Graphene + Vibranium + Admantium = Nokia 3310

    • @blake1713
      @blake1713 Před 5 lety +16

      IamCodeX 🤣🤣🤣

    • @arnabbanerjee1284
      @arnabbanerjee1284 Před 5 lety +270

      sorry but nokia 3310 is made of six infinity stones

    • @jimp8607
      @jimp8607 Před 5 lety +42

      I thought they used unobtanium, oh poo

    • @cotyhunter2019
      @cotyhunter2019 Před 5 lety +60

      My 918 fell out the window of my car ,cracked the concrete highway ,slid into a curb smashing it to bits, flew over and totaled a parked audi then fell into a subway causing a a massive pile up.

    • @syedhammadzaheerzaidi1631
      @syedhammadzaheerzaidi1631 Před 5 lety

      @@arnabbanerjee1284 w

  • @GoobyBean
    @GoobyBean Před rokem +7

    Wait till they discover netherite

  • @Encoun2er
    @Encoun2er Před 2 lety +295

    This has me concerned, especially when compared to plastics. My concern relates to economic, environmental, and animal/human health. Like plastics, it seems graphene products could prove to be disastrous to the environment, if not properly processed, or, if anything like plastics, overconsumed.

    • @buttsmcgee50
      @buttsmcgee50 Před 2 lety +47

      What makes it seem like it could be disasterous to anything? It’s just carbon.

    • @trapgoose9059
      @trapgoose9059 Před 2 lety +12

      @@buttsmcgee50 🤦‍♂️

    • @anjay6455
      @anjay6455 Před 2 lety +36

      @@buttsmcgee50 plastic is derived from carbon too

    • @buttsmcgee50
      @buttsmcgee50 Před 2 lety +111

      @@anjay6455 this isn’t derived from carbon, it is just carbon. It’s like diamonds or coal with a slightly different atomical arrangement.

    • @buttsmcgee50
      @buttsmcgee50 Před 2 lety +3

      @@trapgoose9059 say less.

  • @KP-uy5wx
    @KP-uy5wx Před 5 lety +1109

    Hello it’s 2019 where’s my 5 milligram coat with a built-in laser pointer

  • @VanquisherVIII
    @VanquisherVIII Před 5 lety +1027

    That tape cut in the beginning was super satisfying.

  • @wedmunds
    @wedmunds Před rokem +18

    As someone working in graphene research, it really is a miracle material and we're already mass producing it. Big semiconductor already has the processing figured out too. All it takes is for some company to invent a profitable device for graphene to really enter the market.

    • @merx3guy
      @merx3guy Před rokem +3

      I hope you're right. With the current market focusing more and more on planned obsolescence, it feels like innovation is the enemy for the tech industry. But maybe we'll be getting some breakthrough some day still, hopefully

  • @gabrielborges7909
    @gabrielborges7909 Před 2 lety +7

    2022 now, no graphene integrated circuit in my clothes.

  • @vincecloudchaser2486
    @vincecloudchaser2486 Před 5 lety +1884

    Nokia used it on their phones before 2004

    • @medonh4537
      @medonh4537 Před 5 lety +20

      Lmao 🤣😂🤣😂🤣

    • @apollo6662
      @apollo6662 Před 5 lety +165

      Now u know why the Nokia phones are immortal

    • @luispichi88
      @luispichi88 Před 5 lety +37

      I came back to the video just to look for this exact reply. Thanks

    • @thinhpham4713
      @thinhpham4713 Před 5 lety +1

      @@apollo6662 😂

    • @illegallemur4024
      @illegallemur4024 Před 5 lety +4

      What a throwback to a classic meme

  • @GG-vq6ro
    @GG-vq6ro Před 2 lety +4853

    By the time we commoners hear about a technology it means it has been developing for decades and is way more advanced than what we are told.

    • @p4sm4ter
      @p4sm4ter Před 2 lety +123

      wise words.

    • @GG-vq6ro
      @GG-vq6ro Před 2 lety +48

      @Bob Mule not me my friend. Never. Not taking the injections.

    • @risingson7773
      @risingson7773 Před 2 lety +64

      Sure does make ya wonder, just wtf are they using it for in those jabs...

    • @joolspools777
      @joolspools777 Před 2 lety +12

      @@risingson7773 If they are. Do you know for certain?

    • @Voltanary
      @Voltanary Před 2 lety +15

      @@risingson7773 Graphene Nanotech has the capability of being remotely controlled by outside EMF to control a persons neurons and nervous system...
      This will be used as a kill switch in the coming years...
      I'm sure you know what they'll blame the deaths on...

  • @ognyansarafov1660
    @ognyansarafov1660 Před 2 lety +23

    I feel like the inefficiency of graphene mass production has a lot to do with why it hasn’t taken over the world yet.

  • @Palthura
    @Palthura Před 2 lety +197

    The fact that this got recommended to me in 2022 means graphene’s on the way up, baby! I’m always down for new scientific innovation!

    • @kamilmusalat
      @kamilmusalat Před 2 lety +15

      Yeah it’s in all the vaccines

    • @gweltazlemartret6760
      @gweltazlemartret6760 Před 2 lety +6

      Still waiting for my graphene-enhanced clothes to ship from 2019. Wait, we're near 5 years after the video, maybe we'll start to see graphene everywhere, no hype means high hopes.

    • @Palthura
      @Palthura Před 2 lety +1

      @@kamilmusalat source?

    • @custommediacreations
      @custommediacreations Před 2 lety +1

      @@Palthura agreed, I don’t know where these people are getting that information from?

    • @furryballsploppedmenacingl8534
      @furryballsploppedmenacingl8534 Před 2 lety +7

      @@Palthura baaa 🐑

  • @Thekillerslayer
    @Thekillerslayer Před 4 lety +1881

    Almost 2020 now. Nothing about graphene has been announced

    • @petergrant3274
      @petergrant3274 Před 4 lety +41

      And it never will.

    • @wisewigga7129
      @wisewigga7129 Před 4 lety +33

      @@petergrant3274 it will but late

    • @aronseptianto8142
      @aronseptianto8142 Před 4 lety +172

      @@petergrant3274 people say that carbon fiber never hit market and here we are
      just be patient

    • @cptbread5677
      @cptbread5677 Před 4 lety +16

      @@petergrant3274 yeah it will this stuff takes a lot of time

    • @shubhammaurya3671
      @shubhammaurya3671 Před 4 lety +30

      Just lack of fund for research, otherwise it will be cheaper

  • @yoadyehoyada5306
    @yoadyehoyada5306 Před 5 lety +207

    First time I'm actually glad CZcams recommended a video that has nothing to do with what i watch.

  • @randallhatcher6028
    @randallhatcher6028 Před 5 měsíci +2

    It's 5 years now from this video.

  • @user-rm7kb3il6x
    @user-rm7kb3il6x Před 8 měsíci +9

    5:47 5 years later: wheres our wearable graphene?

  • @Theokolez
    @Theokolez Před 5 lety +1973

    Its 2019 wheres my graphene shirt

  • @strangeclouds7
    @strangeclouds7 Před 5 lety +4170

    Not really that difficult to understand. It's all about money. Until manufacturers can make money off graphene they will continue using more traditional materials.

    • @karansena
      @karansena Před 5 lety +151

      StrangeClouds true.thats why still petrol car are sold.

    • @cameronpolite2199
      @cameronpolite2199 Před 5 lety +28

      The Lightbulb no not really it’s true anyone can make graphing but that doesn’t mean they can do anything with the speck of it the made. One of the bigger things I could see graphine doing it makes phones better

    • @maxi-me
      @maxi-me Před 5 lety +122

      Supposed to be long lasting so there's the problem. Can't make money on long lasting products.

    • @RobFos
      @RobFos Před 5 lety +51

      very true, its called greed.....

    • @TheHypernaught
      @TheHypernaught Před 5 lety +50

      Add the fact that these mega corporations bribe lobbyists. Don't be surprised if one day we turn on the news and it is banned.

  • @gabrielgiovanni69
    @gabrielgiovanni69 Před 2 lety +23

    I use graphene in Astroneer. It's a base for a lot of things I make with my chemistry lab.

    • @camerondrew9402
      @camerondrew9402 Před 2 lety +1

      So true

    • @Woopor
      @Woopor Před rokem

      Yeah the Nanocarbon alloy is where the real stuff’s at

  • @IrisGarciaMoonsilver
    @IrisGarciaMoonsilver Před rokem +4

    @vergeScience I hope you guys make an update about this. It’s been 4 years since this video. Thank you! It’s awesome

    • @rapturebound197
      @rapturebound197 Před rokem

      Hi. Yes awesome. I don't know about Verge Science but there has been significant if not miraculous strides made in the production of Graphene the last year and a half.
      The leading group doing the work is the chemistry labs at Rice University ran by professor Dr. James Tour.
      This is one of the latest videos Tour put out. It's a general overview of several things he has in the works but it's a good place to start digging into Graphene progress to date. It's actually quite remarkable.
      Here is a link; Good luck and enjoy!
      czcams.com/video/BIbgauhV2Js/video.html
      .

  • @jamesp5343
    @jamesp5343 Před 3 lety +712

    2021 - Its okay graphene. You can come out of your shell now.

    • @justanordinaryhuman2066
      @justanordinaryhuman2066 Před 3 lety +3

      *hopefully

    • @talha1349
      @talha1349 Před 3 lety +18

      Graphing just self isolating rn

    • @spoodermemes8045
      @spoodermemes8045 Před 3 lety +10

      I dont think it wanted to be associated with 2020 or 2021

    • @tonyhart2744
      @tonyhart2744 Před 3 lety +2

      Graphene is doing distancing right now hope it got vaccine

    • @BasketCase
      @BasketCase Před 2 lety +14

      @KEITH DANIELLE SANCHEZ It's in the vaxxine. Elon Musks Neural Lace / AI - Brain interface is here.

  • @EnergeeZz
    @EnergeeZz Před 5 lety +741

    Went from wondering why this was in my recommended to watching some of the best editing and cinematography ever. Amazing video. Keep em coming

  • @SuperTrustFall
    @SuperTrustFall Před 2 lety +8

    It's already in a lot of people's bodies 🤫

  • @grantpflum6844
    @grantpflum6844 Před 2 měsíci +7

    Who else is here in 2024 and wondering where all the wonder is?

    • @1LIFEtoWIN
      @1LIFEtoWIN Před měsícem +2

      They made a breakthrough in Jan 2024, 3 months ago, researchers have solved the zero band gap problem to make a functional Graphene semiconductor.

    • @transcendentmuzic1398
      @transcendentmuzic1398 Před měsícem

      If you took the vaccin it's in your bloodstream

  • @iccedbeverage3526
    @iccedbeverage3526 Před 3 lety +835

    Some dude got a Nobel prize for sticking sellotape on a cube 💀

  • @JorisStroo
    @JorisStroo Před 5 lety +965

    This is TV program quality

    • @Veepvoop
      @Veepvoop Před 5 lety +66

      Joris Stroo that's an insult

    • @albimmer680
      @albimmer680 Před 5 lety +12

      Joris Stroo when youtube hands them 25 million dollars that what happens

    • @mr_niceman
      @mr_niceman Před 5 lety +4

      albimmer Lol pews?

    • @pavelskipaganini
      @pavelskipaganini Před 5 lety +3

      Mr. Nice Man pew pew pew pew pew neeeews!

    • @Pete133
      @Pete133 Před 5 lety

      I don’t think it’s irrelevant whether we are aware that new products use graphene because I want to know if it will live up to it’s expectations and hype. If it only makes batteries 10% better then that’s a huge letdown... I’m not just going to say “this product is better!” That is kind of insulting to everyone that has been listening to the claims. They certainly bs like a real tv program.

  • @S....
    @S.... Před 2 lety +5

    How's the "yet" part going on, hmm?

    • @pharrzide
      @pharrzide Před 2 lety

      still waiting. maybe not in the tennis industry tho

  •  Před 2 lety +4

    I used to walk past the National Graphene Institute in Manchester every day back when I was in college.
    It fills you with a weird sense of pride knowing great tech was discovered and refined in your home city.

  • @Mortal_Tezer
    @Mortal_Tezer Před 4 lety +2074

    Laughs in 2020 vision
    Pretty interesting tho

  • @DanielDahlman
    @DanielDahlman Před 5 lety +3069

    Wish my marriage was made out of graphene.

    • @lalalajuice
      @lalalajuice Před 5 lety +4

      Daniel Dahlman same

    • @chewsir
      @chewsir Před 5 lety +106

      Even graphene has a breaking point....

    • @weepingwell
      @weepingwell Před 5 lety +227

      My marriage is made of graphene. It is really dark, it's literally spread as thin as it can get, it hasn't made good on its promises of a better future, and initially it was only a couple of flakes held together by scotch tape.

    • @alienchaser636
      @alienchaser636 Před 5 lety +6

      Don't get fakes from China.. lol

    • @robfreshstartadkins3391
      @robfreshstartadkins3391 Před 5 lety +21

      Marriage isn't what it use to be... So easy for some to give up, I love technology but technology is the main down fall of marriage and so much more

  • @purnasaimadala
    @purnasaimadala Před 2 lety +3

    Reporting on April 25, 2022 : It still hasn’t taken over the world *yet*

  • @paravirallinen
    @paravirallinen Před 2 lety +8

    Graphene has been already used, some might know what i'm talking about

  • @DanaYi13
    @DanaYi13 Před 5 lety +5222

    The cinematography and content of this video is just spectacular, massively well done!

    • @danyCD17
      @danyCD17 Před 5 lety +6

      Try vsauce 3

    • @keremyasar1833
      @keremyasar1833 Před 5 lety +3

      This video send me to the Stranger Things universe

    • @dyray732
      @dyray732 Před 5 lety +6

      Woah a cuber

    • @graham_lively1732
      @graham_lively1732 Před 5 lety +2

      Lol I was just watching your vids, can't wait for the 354 m

    • @peterpham8001
      @peterpham8001 Před 5 lety +1

      Hope the 354m is as good as it is since its very similar to the sm

  • @jeffteague9008
    @jeffteague9008 Před 5 lety +1444

    The last 5 seconds of the video tells why it never caught on. It makes things last longer, there better, will not need to be replaced as often. Manufacturing wants engineered obsolescence.

    • @AyedYoutube
      @AyedYoutube Před 5 lety +61

      You missed one thing, that is manufacturing tools. Companies want it to last as long as possible.

    • @AyedYoutube
      @AyedYoutube Před 5 lety +59

      Not all companies base their philosophy on “engineered obsolescence”

    • @hoseoksleftkidney6652
      @hoseoksleftkidney6652 Před 5 lety +10

      Sam Markus Rus but then what about the electrics providers? They will make less money since you won’t have to charge your devices as often.

    • @emilioarrambide4210
      @emilioarrambide4210 Před 5 lety +14

      just one question. Is graphene biologically friendly?

    • @open9456
      @open9456 Před 5 lety +28

      emilio arrambide isn’t graphene based off of carbon, a naturally occurring element? Idk well prolly be fine

  • @kevinjp12249
    @kevinjp12249 Před 2 lety +2

    Fun fact : That experiment in begining with cellotape was done by some iit students in India when it faced issued in exporting of hard and conductive materials from China
    Graphite was abundant in india

  • @knutcasegaming
    @knutcasegaming Před 2 lety +6

    I have a question.
    If graphene is a material that puts carbon atoms in a hexagonal pattern which makes it really strong and durable.
    And if sound travels faster through solids than it does with gases.
    And because graphene is a solid that is formed in a special way.
    How fast would sound travel through graphene.
    Could it be so fast and also still cheap enough to be used as a way to talk to someone. Probably not beating a phone on speed but still.
    If you were to get a wire if graphene and play sound through it. would it go incredibly fast.
    Would you even hear a sound. It's possible that because of the form of the material that it might spread the sound so much that you can't hear anything from the other side

    • @bable6314
      @bable6314 Před 2 lety +1

      Sound probably would be muffled. The hexagons aren't rigid and would in fact dampen any vibrations like sound.

  • @The_Nerd_King
    @The_Nerd_King Před 3 lety +807

    Summary of the story:
    *"Reality is often disappointing"*
    -Thanos

  • @SammyC27
    @SammyC27 Před 4 lety +574

    did the scientists just stick tape on everything till they found something unusual?! lol

    • @emasscot6120
      @emasscot6120 Před 4 lety +13

      Sz27 Clz75m probably

    • @erpmo3326
      @erpmo3326 Před 3 lety +4

      No

    • @asterlofts1565
      @asterlofts1565 Před 3 lety +33

      @@voracioussergal9360
      They knew about the properties of carbon, its properties (as far as they knew before 2010). They researched, studied, looked at previous records of experiments, tests, theories and hypotheses... yes, they did great research and studies to come to that conclusion that with a carbon and a duct tape you could literally do such a wonderful thing as graphene. In this case, it was neither luck nor coincidence. Just long-standing science and research.

    • @horaciogonzalez4070
      @horaciogonzalez4070 Před 3 lety

      Welcome to science.

    • @j_respect5948
      @j_respect5948 Před 3 lety

      Science is weirdness

  • @angrypotyeto9656
    @angrypotyeto9656 Před 2 lety +3

    Still haven’t heard of graphene

  • @user-db4op2st7t
    @user-db4op2st7t Před rokem +5

    so... its 2023 now, where is graphene?

  • @RyanSavage_Banjo
    @RyanSavage_Banjo Před 5 lety +1104

    What about graphene chicken wire to prevent microscopic chickens from escaping?

    • @kev4850
      @kev4850 Před 5 lety +14

      Amazing

    • @shayak3236
      @shayak3236 Před 5 lety +54

      You've just solved the problem of hunger in Africa

    • @dude4054
      @dude4054 Před 5 lety +10

      Shayak there’a hunger problems in every country and not every country in Africa has a severe hunger problem
      Responding to everyone whooshing me, I don’t get how it’s a joke when a lot of people say it out of ignorance when it’s happening in every country.
      Also I get it’s a “joke” just not a funny one imo

    • @potatobro342_9
      @potatobro342_9 Před 5 lety +22

      @@dude4054 r/wooooooooosh

    • @Lordp00m
      @Lordp00m Před 5 lety +18

      @@dude4054 You must be fun at parties..

  • @itzdokusei8244
    @itzdokusei8244 Před 5 lety +302

    Use this graphene stuff to get some better damn charger cords that won't get damn turtle necks.

    • @oldoldpilgrim7898
      @oldoldpilgrim7898 Před 4 lety +4

      I prefer that the charger cable break before the micro usb port inside my tablet. It's easier to replace.

    • @andrewdon2947
      @andrewdon2947 Před 3 lety

      Almost 2020 now. Nothing about graphene has been announced

    • @sprig3432
      @sprig3432 Před 3 lety

      @@andrewdon2947 money and status quo

    • @rav6274
      @rav6274 Před 3 lety

      For reals 🤣

    • @erikhendrych190
      @erikhendrych190 Před 3 lety

      @@braindeadbutnotbrainwashed7545 It's called crumple zone. Also tension strength doesn't equal compression strength.

  • @leogr1003
    @leogr1003 Před 2 lety +3

    recommend to me in 2022?

  • @elnicatuani05
    @elnicatuani05 Před 2 lety +4

    I hope to be wrong, but I don't see graphene as a solution/wonder material like plastics were in the past. 10 years after its discovery we heard wonders and promises and now almost 20 years there's not been any news about this wonder material.

    • @natalkumar6132
      @natalkumar6132 Před 2 lety

      I agree but some people invested heavily in manufacturing, which increased the speed of the plastic revolution in the last century. Today though the whole world has blindly invested in Services, how will manufacturing do it right.

  • @mikep3969
    @mikep3969 Před 5 lety +785

    They promised us that plastics would do everything and be everywhere.... Um... They are everything and everywhere! Lol.

    • @Christopher._M
      @Christopher._M Před 5 lety +63

      Can't argue with that even modern cars seem to be made out of plastic.

    • @oofyeetmcgee
      @oofyeetmcgee Před 5 lety +38

      Even a broken clock is right twice a day

    • @yesandyes9168
      @yesandyes9168 Před 5 lety +3

      Imagine an indestructible war machine made entirely out of graphene

    • @tamasgyori2399
      @tamasgyori2399 Před 5 lety +11

      @Dave Shaffer You live on a prison planet no flying cars allowed because the elitists will then have no control over you.

    • @blu4085
      @blu4085 Před 5 lety +1

      Including inside of us and every other living things.

  • @bienangelo9161
    @bienangelo9161 Před 3 lety +853

    I'm from 2040, still no graphene.

  • @adamlee2550
    @adamlee2550 Před 7 měsíci +1

    The most fascinating thing for me was the printable circuits that can be washed and ironed.

  • @derekchapman1328
    @derekchapman1328 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Why did you overlook the discoverers of graphene, or the place where it was first produced?

  • @pentime4431
    @pentime4431 Před 5 lety +1349

    Graphene is nothing compared to Flex Tape

  • @beaver_eater2447
    @beaver_eater2447 Před 5 lety +491

    But can it beat Flex Tape ?? I don't think so

    • @timhammond2183
      @timhammond2183 Před 5 lety

      Flex tape sucks!!!

    • @TheRetiredVeteran
      @TheRetiredVeteran Před 5 lety +42

      I sawed this boat in half...…….

    • @Neimonster
      @Neimonster Před 5 lety +45

      what if you mixed graphene in to flex tape?

    • @LT1
      @LT1 Před 5 lety +25

      That's a lot of damage!

    • @dharen4
      @dharen4 Před 5 lety +12

      I dont see graphene fixing a boat

  • @localmanmark1
    @localmanmark1 Před 2 lety +2

    I think the verge needs to do an update to this

  • @tarunkumarpalli7580
    @tarunkumarpalli7580 Před 2 lety +3

    5:45 he total after 5 yrs, already 3 yrs completed and remaining 2 yrs

  • @finonevado8891
    @finonevado8891 Před 5 lety +2777

    I was hesitant to watch this, because of all the channels that claim to talk about science and get a lot of garbage and lame jokes in the middle.
    but you know what? I just subscribed. Wonderful work, no nonsense

    • @137cloud
      @137cloud Před 5 lety +3

      Agustín Auditore I, 100%, agrees with you.

    • @Zack-dj2sp
      @Zack-dj2sp Před 5 lety +1

      Honestly, very well put together

    • @superman-bd8fl
      @superman-bd8fl Před 5 lety +4

      Shut up nerd

    • @ramshathy7962
      @ramshathy7962 Před 5 lety

      Agustín Auditore .

    • @brammokeefe5405
      @brammokeefe5405 Před 5 lety +13

      yeah they definitely are hypocrites in the sense that they say the media is over hyping it and expecting it to come tomorrow and then go do exactly that. however, they did also cover WHY it is better, it is hands down the strongest material known to man for its given "thinness", and is also the best electrical conductor that could be used in practical applications like making cpu/gpu/ or whatever SoC you could dream up. the only thing better at conducting than graphene is super conductors, which require temperatures so low that they are impractical for consumer use. to put simply on why its difficult to manufacture, its not that making the material is hard, but making it in USEFUL forms is difficult. Example, they can make millions of tiny flakes of the material, however the process to make a single connected sheet the size of your finger nail has not come along yet, they need more precise methods other than just using school tape on a block of graphite. i hope this helps.
      EDIT: Dont quote me on this but i was just reading further in the comment section and apparently there IS a method that came up recently that can reliably make very large sheets of what is practically pure graphene. i havent done any research on it in a couple years so im sure there are some things i might have been able to cover but oh well, just some blanket info ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

  • @elly7176
    @elly7176 Před 5 lety +1270

    Now we can make black panther's armor using graphene

  • @tress5006
    @tress5006 Před 2 lety +2

    Its 2022 now, i only heard of graphene as it hits my recommended

  • @connorainsworth9508
    @connorainsworth9508 Před 2 lety +4

    WHERE ARE MY GRAPHINE TECHNO UNDERWEAR?

  • @jeremys8360
    @jeremys8360 Před 5 lety +827

    I can’t wait for car tires that last longer than me and don’t get punctures

    • @michael_graper
      @michael_graper Před 5 lety +45

      What about burnouts tho?!

    • @riverdelacroix-barriball3358
      @riverdelacroix-barriball3358 Před 5 lety

      Jeremy Sharpe look

    • @jeremys8360
      @jeremys8360 Před 5 lety +20

      Michael Graper burnouts forever!!

    • @Semiotichazey
      @Semiotichazey Před 5 lety +48

      We can make the tire last longer than you right now, but I don't think you'd like it ;)

    • @rhettwild
      @rhettwild Před 5 lety +50

      this could have been done long ago then the tire companies would go out of business

  • @streemotion8336
    @streemotion8336 Před 2 lety +2

    It’s mid-2022 rn, I have never heard of it

  • @harsshtshah1051
    @harsshtshah1051 Před 7 měsíci +2

    5:46 It's been 5 years. Where is it?

  • @taco0901
    @taco0901 Před 5 lety +695

    But did they use flex tape

    • @oohsharp7181
      @oohsharp7181 Před 5 lety +42

      Can flex tape fix my life

    • @taco0901
      @taco0901 Před 5 lety +88

      Depends on the amount of damage.

    • @khrongyrr
      @khrongyrr Před 5 lety +29

      Can flex tape fix communism.

    • @taco0901
      @taco0901 Před 5 lety +57

      Depends on how much flex you got.

    • @nobullshit9721
      @nobullshit9721 Před 5 lety +49

      I just cut this boat in half

  • @andrewclastic2835
    @andrewclastic2835 Před 5 lety +553

    Can one make a shield of this material? I'm thinking of something circular with perhaps a star in the middle?

    • @Dwightaroundyolips
      @Dwightaroundyolips Před 5 lety +8

      Lmfao

    • @alohadubs7683
      @alohadubs7683 Před 5 lety +62

      Andrew Clastic
      Nah what you wanna do is make a full-body suit out of it.
      Maybe give yourself a charming AI called “JARVIS”

    • @iago7897
      @iago7897 Před 5 lety +51

      @@alohadubs7683 Not really, you actually want a hammer that can help you concentrate your thunder powers. I came up with a really cool name: Mjölner. I don't think i've heard anything like it, sounds pretty nice.

    • @dannybenhur6123
      @dannybenhur6123 Před 5 lety +46

      How about a Black Suit with Cat ears...

    • @andrewclastic2835
      @andrewclastic2835 Před 5 lety +18

      @@dannybenhur6123 The shield is for me. That is for my wife.

  • @radarhits316
    @radarhits316 Před 2 lety +2

    2022 and this was the first time I’ve heard of this

  • @mikelchannel4080
    @mikelchannel4080 Před 2 lety +2

    It’s 2022 I’ve haven’t heard of graphene 😢

  • @TheRamarsetya
    @TheRamarsetya Před 6 lety +108

    1. combine it with flex tape
    2. ....
    3. profit

    • @meatysmc
      @meatysmc Před 5 lety +2

      reynalda marsetya yo I fuckin love this comment LOL

    • @DtheEvil
      @DtheEvil Před 5 lety +29

      To test flexphene, we cut this space shuttle in half, and put it back together using only flexphene! Rocketing through the atmosphere and the inside is completely fine!

    • @thepope2412
      @thepope2412 Před 5 lety +2

      This comments deserves way more likes

    • @uria702
      @uria702 Před 5 lety

      Lolol

    • @theholyducky1
      @theholyducky1 Před 5 lety

      Flex Tape can be Used to cover up those spots where you got shot at ᕕ(ᐛ)ᕗ No need for Graphene

  • @smithson8806
    @smithson8806 Před 5 lety +508

    Imagine a charging cable out of it. It's an amazing conductor. It's flexible. It's really strong so it won't break when you bend it. Perfect

    • @HoloScope
      @HoloScope Před 4 lety +24

      And then the insulator could also be made of graphene

    • @petergrant3274
      @petergrant3274 Před 4 lety

      Haha!!

    • @asura2600
      @asura2600 Před 4 lety +7

      @@HoloScope you'll get shock 😂

    • @HoloScope
      @HoloScope Před 4 lety +27

      @@asura2600 no graphene can be made into insulators and into conductors

    • @mr.lucasifer
      @mr.lucasifer Před 4 lety +79

      This is why we won't see it commercially. Greed will not allow it. These multibillion dollar corporations would never make products they don't need to replace

  • @Ruthless701
    @Ruthless701 Před rokem +1

    Watching this video in 2023 made me wonder where was this in my home feed all this time 😮. Graphene sounds amazingly awesome

  • @blew_246
    @blew_246 Před 2 lety +1

    Its 2022 and before this video, i haven’t heard of graphene

  • @kapteinwullum9981
    @kapteinwullum9981 Před 5 lety +667

    To show you the power of graphene i sawed this boat in half

  • @brazen_categories9755
    @brazen_categories9755 Před 5 lety +175

    I’m glad CZcams can hold creators like this

  • @Madterchiseflover
    @Madterchiseflover Před 2 lety +2

    Waiting for a grapheme nanotech Ironman suit.

  • @shaktammeeks273
    @shaktammeeks273 Před 2 lety +2

    It's 2022. I heard graphene from CZcams. Damn

  • @linkstale
    @linkstale Před 5 lety +345

    The editing on this video is insanely soothing. Teach me!!!

    • @333Vampirewillrule33
      @333Vampirewillrule33 Před 5 lety +1

      Editors + professional film crew. If you have the money for it then go for it.

    • @MrJamaica650
      @MrJamaica650 Před 5 lety

      Okay RULE NUMBER ONE You apply low fidelity voice filters to recent voice recordings to make them sound 1974ish. That's the key! 😂😂 just kidding it's a cool video

    • @deltaholding3
      @deltaholding3 Před 5 lety

      MrJamaica650 doesn’t sound low fidelity to me

    • @TheDcrocks1
      @TheDcrocks1 Před 5 lety

      Nope....

    • @arthur3946
      @arthur3946 Před 5 lety

      The cinematography is also important.

  • @marmardw
    @marmardw Před 4 lety +537

    You should look out for it in 2019...
    2020: Yo, where’s Graphene?

    • @KoepenickDrums
      @KoepenickDrums Před 4 lety +11

      Well you can buy graphene power banks now, you just don't know it. Google it.

    • @reaksanorn7863
      @reaksanorn7863 Před 4 lety +1

      @@KoepenickDrums ើ

    • @IceBiiRd
      @IceBiiRd Před 4 lety +4

      Real Graphene USA company came out with graphene power banks in November 2019. I bought one & it’s amazing

    • @Patrick10271995
      @Patrick10271995 Před 4 lety +1

      What we only have is corona virus. Hahaha

    • @jonathanfinger712
      @jonathanfinger712 Před 4 lety

      In samsungs few phones thares graphine batterys

  • @vaibhavgaming7875
    @vaibhavgaming7875 Před 7 měsíci +3

    Even after 5 years we don't have wearable graphene products

    • @xxriellixx978yt3
      @xxriellixx978yt3 Před 7 měsíci

      Lol do you think its actually going anywhere? Doesnt seem like it

    • @vaibhavgaming7875
      @vaibhavgaming7875 Před 7 měsíci

      There may be some niche uses like carbon fiber@@xxriellixx978yt3

  • @steventrojanowski3595
    @steventrojanowski3595 Před 11 měsíci +5

    Who knew it would be so effective in lethal injections?.. safe and effective

  • @nurbsenvi
    @nurbsenvi Před 5 lety +301

    Is there an Academy award for CZcams videos? Because this video deserves one.

    • @xzaviastreet
      @xzaviastreet Před 5 lety +2

      RandomTechS@#T
      Then you have no clue what Kurtzgesagt (spelling) is.

    • @Envengerx
      @Envengerx Před 5 lety +1

      You should check Cold Fusion as well.

  • @emanuelsarb3950
    @emanuelsarb3950 Před 5 lety +647

    Graphene = vibranium

  • @Fer-op1ii
    @Fer-op1ii Před 9 měsíci

    We definitely need an update on this video

  • @seanholland6132
    @seanholland6132 Před 2 lety

    Always love hearing Dr. Meany talk!

  • @DhruvSringari
    @DhruvSringari Před 5 lety +446

    This is the kind of content that makes me love youtube.

    • @kadenthemenace2001
      @kadenthemenace2001 Před 5 lety

      Dhruv Sringari ll

    • @AriLexZ
      @AriLexZ Před 5 lety

      Is it the content or the video quality of the content that you admire? There's not a lot of science discussed in it, but there are some disturbing cues as to the video's purpose - lots of money for high quality production, mention of RFID chips, huge but mostly empty production building, and the choice of pages from a book about graphene, where the author bashes Christianity. Something is amiss here.....

    • @waffleboomerang6643
      @waffleboomerang6643 Před 4 lety

      The wait is over
      👇
      czcams.com/video/wfIiJw7fW38/video.html

  • @n3v3rg01ngback
    @n3v3rg01ngback Před 3 lety +96

    The thing about groundbreaking technologies over the past 30 years is that people almost never rave about them. Lithium polymer batteries practically tiptoed onto the scene.

    • @JunkBondTrader
      @JunkBondTrader Před rokem +3

      I'd say blockchain, AI, quantum, electric vehicles and fusion are some obvious exceptions. There are techs that take the world by storm and some less exciting ones that sneak by. Tech that can be utilized or has the potential to impact everyones life directly usually is discussed en masse,

    • @nickfirst7249
      @nickfirst7249 Před 7 měsíci

      but quantum and fusion is still a high science, without real-world applied usage @@JunkBondTrader

    • @ImMimicute
      @ImMimicute Před 7 měsíci

      ​@@JunkBondTraderblock chain was a stakeholder buzzword, we've yet to make true AI, EVs are real but we don't have fusion yet either, end of the day aside from EVs most those you just listed basically amounted to empty hype

  • @mydogsareneat
    @mydogsareneat Před 10 měsíci +1

    I remember.
    I was on my way to hockey practice, where the cities team played. We didnt usually practice there.
    I was so groggy. Dad got me a hot chocolate.
    And they excitedly told us about graphene. Someone from one province over was directly involved.
    I remember thinking it was going to save everything. But it would be children of my peers who gained from it

  • @sheadreamz
    @sheadreamz Před 2 lety +1

    The quiet of the storm for this one has lasted a really long

  • @louisfargher1074
    @louisfargher1074 Před 3 lety +120

    Actually, I would consider plastic to be a wonder material (for better or worse though). Probably more than half the objects in your surroudings are either partially or completely made out of it. And that is impressive (almost as much as it's ability to pollute)

    • @tjakane
      @tjakane Před 2 lety

      its

    • @pewpew9193
      @pewpew9193 Před rokem

      Composites like glass filled nylon are the true wonder materials.

    • @Kid_Ikaris
      @Kid_Ikaris Před rokem

      Yeah I wonder how many plastic companies from the 20's and 30's worked out as investments.

    • @jazzmgmt
      @jazzmgmt Před 11 měsíci

      Isn't its ability to pollute FIRST and FOREMOST? What's going on with our air? Skies? Water? Oceans?

    • @robertjones8598
      @robertjones8598 Před 11 měsíci

      Plastic can remain stable for centuries. Paper on the other hand releases methane when it breaks down in landfill in fairly short time. Go bury a plastic straw and a paper straw and see what happens to each over time. And ask yourself what became of the paper.

  • @samsharma8621
    @samsharma8621 Před 6 lety +1423

    Even I forgot the hype on graphene ... and this video brought every thing back

    • @ekremcakir2523
      @ekremcakir2523 Před 5 lety +28

      Sam Sharma did you get it to your recommendation too?

    • @samsharma8621
      @samsharma8621 Před 5 lety +3

      Ekrem Cakir no mate I'm a subscriber of the channel .......

    • @RenzoIsHereYT
      @RenzoIsHereYT Před 5 lety +11

      Sam Sharma I thought carbon nanotubes were better

    • @samsharma8621
      @samsharma8621 Před 5 lety +3

      Khaisar god knows mate

    • @madmarty2892
      @madmarty2892 Před 5 lety

      Ekrem Cakir lol yes

  • @MenacingWithVideos
    @MenacingWithVideos Před rokem +1

    Do you have a follow up video for this?

  • @andystephon871
    @andystephon871 Před 2 lety +2

    My grandpa filled with lead.
    Me filled with microplastics.
    My grandson filled with graphene