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[superg1] 13/11/2018 18:22

I’m not too bothered re how much the morons make or lose year in year out, it makes no difference to my life.

What I wll enjoy though is the F me by them when it becomes apparent this is a business going places.

That day is coming and it’s a hell of a lot closer than they think.

I keep saying, it’s all in news.

[ellissj] 13/11/2018 18:20

In that case, so would i megan. Sounds v positive. Best ellis

[ellissj] 13/11/2018 18:19

Wonder how long it took to get this going ? New science, some grabbed the opportunity while others stuck with charcoal, some until it was too late i imagine ! Best ellis

"Englishmen, Abraham Darby invented coke smelting (1709) and advanced the mass production of brass and iron goods. Coke smelting replaced charcoal with coal in metal foundries during the process of refining metals; and this was important to Britain's future since charcoal at that time was becoming scarce and was more expensive."

[potsol] 13/11/2018 18:13

That's the one ellis.

[meganxmas] 13/11/2018 18:08

Would love to see some updates on adoption of graphinks into printed circuits. Am pretty sure there are several industries that are progressing substantially.

[ellissj] 13/11/2018 18:07

Nereda? Best ellis

[meganxmas] 13/11/2018 18:06

Fair shout looks interesting and apologies wasn't knocking LO but having seen the Construction industry first hand for many years have seen how difficult it is for new ideas to be funded and adopted in a meaningful way... once proven yes but until then no.

[ellissj] 13/11/2018 18:02

Well yes exactly. Graphene discovered in manchester and leading the research world, but only US and Korean construction firms in collab with vrs ! As far as we know anyway. Crazy really for uk plc imo. Best ellis.

[potsol] 13/11/2018 18:00

Might be worth having a read up on Nereda technology:

[meganxmas] 13/11/2018 17:52

Laing O'Rourke are no better or worse than other large contractors ... way behind when comes to innovation and technology. They will have seen this as just another new build with margin of 2% if lucky. In building technology ... smart buildings via graphinks and graphics enhanced composites etc ... Axia in south Korea and AECOM are the ones to watch.

[potsol] 13/11/2018 17:46

I work for a division of Laing and I've never heard anything about Graphene usage/testing anywhere in the business.

[ellissj] 13/11/2018 17:39

You'd think laing might be slightly curious what graphene could do for their business, having built it ! :-0

"15 MAY 2018 BUILDING MANCHESTER'S GLOBAL GRAPHENE EXPERTISE AT GEIC"

Laing O’Rourke has successfully handed over the first phase of the new £60 million Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre (GEIC) at The University of Manchester.

Works are well underway to fit out the laboratories ahead of the centre opening later in 2018. 

The GEIC will focus on industry-led application development in partnership with world leading academics, accelerating the commercial pace of graphene and 2D materials in Manchester and globally.

This is the first project Laing O’Rourke has completed as part of The University of Manchester Construction Partnering Framework, with the next project, the £105 million building in Manchester for the Henry Royce Institute due to complete in 2019. 

Liam Cummins Head of UK Building for Laing O’Rourke said: 

“We’re delighted to hand over this fantastic facility on time and on budget for The University of Manchester and its funding partners. As an engineering enterprise committed to innovation and excellence in our own delivery, it is exciting to think about the potential developments that will come to fruition here at the GEIC and I know our team are rightfully proud of our achievements. 

“It’s also exciting to have completed our first project as part of The University of Manchester Construction Partnering Framework and we’re keen to take the momentum into our next project on the framework; The Sir Henry Royce Institute.”

[club sandwich] 13/11/2018 17:25

Elliss - same old story: it's orders, revenues and profits that are key...BTW, interesting advertorial in today's Standard about Norway's move to EVs...

[ellissj] 13/11/2018 17:11

Same old story, it's the quality of the graphene that's key ! This recent chinese paper reviews graphene polymer composites and see's plenty of promise in the conclusion. I see hbn mentioned as well. You can understand why plenty are keen on VRS given these factors. With 2D +nanene incorporated into large polymer structures, we hope Aecom see a very good test performance. Aimo. Glalth. Best ellis

"Advances in graphene-based polymer composites with high thermal conductivity. 24/july/18 Yapeng Chen et al."

"Key Laboratory of Marine Materials and Related Technologies, Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Marine
Materials and Protective Technologies, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering,
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo 315201, China Department of Electronic Engineering, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong SAR, China

"Abstract"

"Owing to its excellent thermal and mechanical properties of graphene,
graphene-based composites have attracted tremendous research interest in recent years. In particular, graphene with high thermal conductivity becomesan important and promising filler in composites for thermal management. This critical review focus on the recent advances in graphene-based composites with high thermal conductivity. After the introduction of thermal conductive mechanisms of graphene-based composites, the fabrication methods of graphene-based composites are summarized. Then we also discuss currently researches of various graphene-based composites such as graphene/thermoplastic composites and graphene/thermoset composites. Herein, the mechanisms, preparation, and properties of graphene-based composites are discussed
along with detailed examples from the scientific literature and the guidance
are provided on the fabrication of composites with high thermal conductivity"....


..."Conclusion and outlook"

"In this review, we focus on the latest advances in graphene-based composites with high thermal conductivity.
The thermal conductivity mechanism, fabrication methods and different kinds of graphene-based composites are
discussed in detail in this review. Although significant progress has been made in this field in recent years, the
development of graphene-based composites still faces many challenges, such as how to reduce the interfacial
thermal resistance, how to disperse the graphene nanosheets in the matrix, and how to design the structure of
the thermal transport path of the graphene-based composites. # Besides, the quality of the graphene material is also very important.# Recently, many advances have been made in improving the thermal conductivity of graphene,
laying a foundation for its application as filler. Graphene oxide can be reduced in catalyst Cu [91] or high temperature [92] conditions and the crystal quality of graphene can be improved, and its thermal conductivity will be significantly improved.
On the other hand, it is also very important to improve the thermal conductivity of graphene-based composites by mixing other nanomaterials to construct a more effective multi-component composite structures. # Among these, boron nitride, with large bandgap and high thermal conductivity [93,94], is a very important additive or mixed material because of its good thermal conductivity and insulation properties [95]. # In addition, in order to expand the application range of graphene-based composites, other properties of graphene, such as its chemical stability and high strength, can be combined with its high thermal conductivity, making its research and application critical in the near future"....."In general, the advent of graphene opens up new dimensions for the production of lightweight, low-cost
and high-performance composites with high thermal conductivity. For the future, new composite processing
technology needs to be improved, so as to realize the real applications of high thermal conductivity graphene based composite materials to the industry and life."

[scottishfield] 13/11/2018 16:29

Mmm. Many more buys than sells the last few days (if I remember). Some one accumulating, or someone with some to sell & get rid. Ok either way.

[club sandwich] 13/11/2018 16:18

an extra £20 for that JG page now. decided to sacrifice a week's spend on eBay ;-)

[shavian] 13/11/2018 16:15

1teepee - dead right mate. You've just joined the list! Flatcoat and Bisho4 too for merely discussing the B*st*rds

[a_game] 13/11/2018 16:11

well done Mike - bargain :)

[superg1] 13/11/2018 16:11

Thanks Tini Just to repeat.



£140 so far since the tweet. I’ll be sending a decent amount direct and via that route.

Such a shame GB have abandoned her, please donate if you have the means.

[1teepee] 13/11/2018 16:03

It's because this is the ramp only censored thread. Have you not worked this out?

[club sandwich] 13/11/2018 16:01

super - of course if VRS would hurry up and deliver orders and a significant rise in the sp, I'm sure there are many on here that would be happy to donate hundreds or thousands of pounds for Steph. as it is I'm brassic.

[ewads] 13/11/2018 16:01

Just had smallish top up @ 114.91

[superg1] 13/11/2018 15:55

Tim

No the Steph fund is not available to short so don’t get too excited with that hard on, trying to spoil her dream and make money on it.

[tini5] 13/11/2018 15:55

- Just Giving page for Steph