Graphene Dream Becomes A Reality As Miracle Material Enters Production For Better Chips, Batteries

Graphene Dream Becomes A Reality As Miracle Material Enters Production For Better Chips, Batteries

Graphene Dream Becomes A Reality As Miracle Material Enters Production For Better Chips, Batteries – credit 2D Photonics Graphene, a sort-of ‘miracle’ material derived from graphite, was adapted over a decade ago as a potentially revolutionary alternative to silicon and other minerals for the manufacturing of dozens of vital technologies. Now, after years of R&D, some of the material’s original promised potential now seems tantalizingly close at hand. To offer an idea of the graphene-dream, graphene microprocessors deliver more data at the same speeds than silicon, and at far lower costs. They can run smoothly across a wide degree of operating temperatures, and consume around 80% less energy while doing all this. Sounds like miracle stuff, and Ben Jensen, the chief executive of 2D Photonics, a startup spun out from the University of Cambridge that’s currently working to commercialize these chips, explained to the Guardian what went wrong with the black stuff’s promise. “The material whe…