Next Graphite Inc. (fka GPNE)

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interesting read here:

Our second example is rubber tyres. The natural colour of rubber is white; tyres have a different appearance because they contain carbon black that improves the wear resistance. Graphene was thought to be an ideal substitute for some of the carbon black because it is 200 times stronger than steel.

Substituting some of the carbon black in rubber did indeed make tyres more durable, but with a subtle difference. When tyres are in use they wear because they get hot. This causes layers of rubber to shred away and the tyre wears out layer by layer. Adding graphene helps the rubber conduct heat away faster and the effect is that the tyres last two to three times longer.

Bicycle tyre manufacturer Vittoria teamed up with Italian graphene manufacturer Directa Plus and now includes graphene in its high performance tyres. They claim the tyres have better grip and last longer.

This means over a 50km bike race these high performance tyres can give a 32 second advantage. In a race where five to ten seconds can make the difference between winning and losing this is a compelling benefit that customers will buy.

These are just two stories from the emerging commercialization of graphene. We plan to explore more of these in future because graphene is starting to find applications from the mundane to the magnificent.

https://investorintel.com/sectors/technology/technology-intel/commercialising-graphene-tale-two-applications/