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Is this sarcasm? I can't tell.

http://global.samsungtomorrow.com/?p=35576

Sadly Apple is taking the wait and see approach with graphene. Just like they are doing with NFC & larger screens. Just like they did with countless other things like mms, c/p, T-by-T directions, multitasking, etc.

No evidence of Apple doing anything with graphene. I have yet to see NFC catch on. Larger screens are a bit late yes. The rest of your post is speculation so no point in commenting on that.
 
Um...can we see an apple product using Liquid Metal before we move onto the next supposedly revolutionary material? :p
 
Dear Apple,

Please use this technology to improve battery life instead of making your already super thin devices any thinner.


Sincerely,

loyal iPhone user that just finished charging their phone for the second time today.

if you do not care about the thinnes of the iphone get yourself a battery case for iphone
 
if you do not care about the thinnes of the iphone get yourself a battery case for iphone


I do care about thinness. But the whole transparent ultra thin thing sounds a little ridiculous to me. Can you imagine how difficult it will be to find a transparent ultra thin phone while it's on standby?
 
I know I (And DEFINITELY others) have been mentioning this for at least 2 years now, and we are JUST NOW hearing about it?

Also, although we are far away from this level of manufacturing, you could make a phone out of mostly non-toxic carbon due to its strength and conductive properties.
 
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I doubt Samsung will get their paws on it before Apple. They wouldn't know what to do with it lol
 
Did anybody notice on 3:56 of the video they are developing this through windows xp? That tells a lot :)
 
I doubt Samsung will get their paws on it before Apple. They wouldn't know what to do with it lol

You never know. Samsung is sometimes ahead of everyone.

For example, Samsung began using Liquid Metal back in 2002 for phone bezels and hinges that were dent and corrosion resistant.

They kept using it on their phones, and in 2008 they released a luxury phone with an entire chassis made of Liquid Metal.

It wasn't until 2010 that Apple came out of nowhere and bought up perpetual rights. Sometimes I think that acquisition was just part of their "war" against Samsung.
 
I agree for the most part, but the ThunderBolt and Lightning - if still preposterously overpriced - are both more reliable than USB. Their smaller footprint is an advantage, too.

The biggest problem with Thunderbolt and Lightning is that it is very, very frightening.
 
No evidence of Apple doing anything with graphene. I have yet to see NFC catch on. Larger screens are a bit late yes. The rest of your post is speculation so no point in commenting on that.

I'm still unsure if you were being sarcastic or not. You say "No evidence of Apple doing anything with graphene". Is this sarcasm too?

As for NFC. You must be speaking of it as a payment method solely in the United States. I agree, but that's a restricted view of NFC. And what exactly in my post was speculation? The delayed GPS, MMS, and c/p? Those are facts.
 
Samsung has spend a good amount of time, energy and R&D $ towards furthering the advancement of Graphene Technology. It's an interesting piece of tech to follow in the news. Certainly more exciting than the patent wars
 
I'm still unsure if you were being sarcastic or not. You say "No evidence of Apple doing anything with graphene". Is this sarcasm too?

As for NFC. You must be speaking of it as a payment method solely in the United States. I agree, but that's a restricted view of NFC. And what exactly in my post was speculation? The delayed GPS, MMS, and c/p? Those are facts.

I'm sure they're testing lots of stuff, but no evidence of putting it into production. NFC has potential, but is not used here, and not widespread in europe either. I was in europe for about half of last year so I have a good idea. I am not an NFC hater, and have little opinion on whether or not Apple implements it.
 
I'm sure they're testing lots of stuff, but no evidence of putting it into production. NFC has potential, but is not used here, and not widespread in europe either. I was in europe for about half of last year so I have a good idea. I am not an NFC hater, and have little opinion on whether or not Apple implements it.

Europe is not homogenous. I've been using NFC for quite some time to pair devices, send automated messages, set alarms and whatnot. Nowadays it can be used for payment (25 € or less) pretty much at every grocery store and all (?) new payment terminals will have this feature. It is used in public transportation, loyalty cards and lots of different devices.
 
Good First Use for Graphene

Here's something that could be good first use for graphene: put a layer of graphene on DVDs, CDs, and Blu-Ray discs. This would provide a lot more protection to the disks and it's low tech so the quality of the graphene doesn't matter. Later, make the substrate out of graphene and that would improve the durablity of the optical media and, if it's of any importance, cut down on the weight. :)
 
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Um. Water isn't toxic. Just because it can kill in excess you doesn't make it a toxin. Molten steel isn't either. Please look up the definition of "toxic."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxicity
A central concept of toxicology is that effects are dose-dependent; even water can lead to water intoxication when taken in too high a dose, whereas for even a very toxic substance such as snake venom there is a dose below which there is no detectable toxic effect. Toxicity is species-specific, making cross-species analysis problematic. Newer paradigms and metrics are evolving to bypass animal testing, while maintaining the concept of toxicity endpoints.[1]
Water toxicity is a thing.


Anyway, isn't the new material 2D boron?
 
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