Waiting for a miracle: how graphene will change smartphones and portable gadgets
Makradar Technologies / / December 19, 2019
Graphene - a truly future material. Its going to be used in construction, science, medicine, astronautics. And he will certainly appear in our smartphones, tablets and other devices. What are the advantages of graphene in these gadgets?
The easiest way to explain what is graphene, we can say: it is a product of a soft laminate, which is used in the lead. But, unlike graphite, graphene has a different structure. Just as graphite and diamond forms of carbon are, but differ dramatically in their strength and graphene because of its atoms are hexagonally very solid.
The magic begins when graphene was isolated from graphite. Firstly, it has a thickness of one atom and thus is the first 2D-pictures ever detected. Secondly, it is incredibly durable - 100 times stronger than steel. In this amazing properties of graphene does not end there. Yet it is flexible, transparent, highly conductive and seems impervious to most liquids and gases.
It seems there is a field of application in which graphene would not be good. Therefore, intensive research aimed at exploring areas of potential introduction of this material. Scientists inspired by the emerging opportunities, especially since the graphene can be used widely in science and technology.
Since graphene is so durable, flexible and transparent, it will be used in the production of smart phones and handheld gadgets. Firstly, these devices will become more durable, due to the fact that graphene is strong. In addition, there are projects under which the smartphone can be folded like a sheet of paper. Already created prototypes of touch-panels made of graphene, and they are impressive producers of such devices. Created display, at the same time transparent and displays the information - at the request of the person who uses it. The material can also be used to create batteries - first projects show that such batteries will work longer than a week and recharged in 15 minutes.
Wearable Soup will be more ergonomic when used in their manufacture graphene. The models that are better encircle the wrist, for example, or can be adapted to an active lifestyle and exercise. Graphene also become material for fitness trackers that monitor the activity of the nervous system and receive data directly from the body cells.
But it is not just about simple consumer devices. Microscopic thickness of graphene will create new sensors for biomedical research. Such devices will be easier to penetrate into the human body by analyzing its tissues or delivering medication directly to the desired area. The advantage is the fact that graphene - a carbon, that is, the component that already exists in the human body, and therefore can not hurt him.
Investigation of possible graph takes all major corporations: Samsung, Microsoft and IBM. Apple has filed several patent applications for technologies that use this material. Since graphene is also one of the cheapest of materials, to all appearances, we should prepare for its implementation in all spheres of life, including - and in our electronic gadgets.
Based on materials Digital Trends.