Cientifica Share Discussion Threads

[29howard] 10/12/2013 13:42

Cashed in 35k this morning leave the small rest to ride.

[encarter] 10/12/2013 08:15

More on Tim and Cientifica.

[encarter] 10/12/2013 07:58

An article by Tim Harper, our CEO, for a Spanish magazine. Dated May 2013 so doesn't include recent developments but gives an insight into his ideas regarding investing in graphene and an idea of what a smart chap our CEO is.

[knigel] 09/12/2013 22:48

Yes I have noticed - probably best because tbh 80% of the posts are 3 word repeats during the trading hours. I think 200k is more than enough here anyway and it's great to see such an active thread. When the ticker was AVIA we were lucky to see more the 1-2 posts per week! gla

[29howard] 09/12/2013 22:44

topinfo is filtered so I do not monitor the thread now knigel, and I do not post too much, I still have my 50k at 2.02p so that is looking good for a nice profit
but will only balance out other stocks that have fallen a bit recently.

[knigel] 09/12/2013 22:38

NO I said before I would try to get back to breakeven here so looking for 5p minimum. I'm not going to ramp the share and say "buy! buy! buy!" just to try to get a spike to exit - believe it or not that's not something I approve of (before you start - I use the CR thread for heads up on share price movements and to also state if I see a movement coming)
My point was correct - wasn't it? The share price is double cash NAV so obviously the excitement is graphene and the pending first investment. It has to be good to justify the share price and I suspect the acquisition will require a further placing and a higher share price obviously is good for the terms of any investment. I am just concerned for newbies as nothing is a cert and I personally stated 200k is more than enough here and I will not be adding at this price..
However, if this excitement continues then 5-7p will be here far sooner than I ever expected - whether the share price s/b at this level or not.

[4pens] 09/12/2013 19:14

Construction work is underway to build a world-class laboratory at Manchester University. Costing £61m, the National Graphene Institute aims to be the world's leading centre of graphene research and commercialisation.

Graphene is super-strong and super-conductive - it's often called a 'wonder material' - and it was invented in Manchester by Andre Geim and Kostya Novoselov, who won a Nobel prize for their work. The city takes great pride in the discovery, seeing a direct line of descent from its legacy of industrial invention, and has awarded the two scientists the freedom of the city in recognition of their work.

Gerry Northam finds out how the the UK is competing in the global market as Korea, China and the USA pour money into the patenting and commercialisation of Manchester's magic material. What will it take for graphene to move out of the laboratory and into the commercial world?

Investors are running the numbers to work out which applications are most ready for go-to-market products, and which countries are making fastest progress in finding ways to manufacturer graphene. Can graphene give the UK a significant new role in the 21st century global economy?

Producer: Philip Reevell
A City Broadcasting production for BBC Radio 4

7 days left to listen
Duration: 28 minutes
First broadcast:Monday 09 December 2013

[29howard] 09/12/2013 17:55

Sorry the 200k at 3p I meant ?

[29howard] 09/12/2013 17:51

knigel

Given that negative post from you was the big sale today yours, from memory
you had a similar holding ?

[encarter] 09/12/2013 13:09

From last weeks results
"Tim Harper, Chief Executive, Cientifica PLC commented:

"These results are not relevant to the on-going business. Following the restructuring in October we believe we now have the platform in place to build a substantial business based on generating revenue and profits from applications of graphene.

"We have a number of acquisition targets, each of which would allow us to enter a different segment of the market, and discussions have commenced".

News shortly.

[oldvic] 09/12/2013 13:07

The material graphene was touted as "the next big thing" even before its pioneers were handed the Nobel Prize last year. Many believe it could spell the end for silicon and change the future of computers and other devices forever.
Graphene has been touted as the "miracle material" of the 21st Century.
Said to be the strongest material ever measured, an improvement upon and a replacement for silicon and the most conductive material known to man, its properties have sent the science world - and subsequently the media - into a spin.

WHAT IS GRAPHENE?
Graphene illustration
Graphene is taken from graphite, which is made up of weakly bonded layers of carbon
Graphene is composed of carbon atoms arranged in tightly bound hexagons just one atom thick
Three million sheets of graphene on top of each other would be 1mm thick
The band structure of graphite was first theorised and calculated by PR Wallace in 1947, though for it to exist in the real world was thought impossible
Due to the timing of this discovery, some conspiracy theorists have linked it to materials at the Roswell "crash site"
In 2004, teams including Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov demonstrated that single layers could be isolated, resulting in the award of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 2010
It is a good thermal and electric conductor and can be used to develop semiconductor circuits and computer parts. Experiments have shown it to be incredibly strong
"Our research establishes graphene as the strongest material ever measured, some 200 times stronger than structural steel," mechanical engineering professor James Hone, of Columbia University, said in a statement.
"It would take an elephant, balanced on a pencil, to break through a sheet of graphene th

[simonparker5] 09/12/2013 12:59

100K at 3.5p nice!

[encarter] 09/12/2013 12:56

Just waiting for news before the real rise.

[knigel] 09/12/2013 12:55

Not chasing as now share price is double NAV. Will wait for news

[oldvic] 09/12/2013 12:52

looks interesting
just had a couple of dibbles my self

[encarter] 09/12/2013 11:32

I tried for some last week at 2.75p and was offered 5000 shares, lol! WINS are close to the company and obviously believe they can get a much better price for their stock than 3p, which bodes well for anyone in at these levels.
With such a thin market, any good news could easily take the share price over 10p imho.

The question is, do you believe our CEO Tim Harper can deliver?

I do.

[simonparker5] 09/12/2013 10:36

Although Wins still have 3m of these they donlt seem to want to sell them. JUst tried a 25K fill or fill at 2.75 and had it rejected. Someone just paid 2.9p for £1000 worth. This is looking very interesting now.
edit- just tried another fill or kill for 30K at 3p and was refused.
Any ideas?

[encarter] 08/12/2013 22:08

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[encarter] 06/12/2013 11:30

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[encarter] 06/12/2013 09:52

Silly to sell at this stage imho, as we are on the brink of greatness.

[encarter] 06/12/2013 09:50

Graphene is about to change the world and companies involved are awash with grant money. Hopefully one will reverse in to CTFA.

[29howard] 06/12/2013 09:48

That 100k sale opened the limits, had a small top up, would have bought 50-100k
but most of my funds in TDW and they will not let me buy.

[leebong] 06/12/2013 09:48

Especially when electronic components are made from graphene....but the industrial applications are much more far reaching...ranging from specialized lubricants to high performance capacitors to replace lithium batteries to structures for screens, computers, car engines etc.

Stocks like this are going to be worth a fortune imo.