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Graphene Spun Into Meter-Long Fibers

Posted by Soulskill on from the incremental-progress dept.

ananyo writes "Nano-sized flakes of graphene oxide can be spun into graphene fibers several meters long, researchers in China have shown. The strong, flexible fibers, which can be tied in knots or woven into conductive mats, could be the key to deploying graphene in real-world devices such as flexible batteries."

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  1. Re:Costs by bmo · · Score: 4, Insightful

    >High cost

    FTFA

    "Carbon fibre is made by a high-temperature treatment. Our fibres are made just by spinning a water-based solution â" it is quite green and quite easy," says Gao.

    Easy means cheap. And that's what's really ground-breaking about this.

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    BMO