Versarien Share Discussion Threads

[club sandwich] 11/12/2018 13:42

sure is struggling to stay above 130...

[festario] 11/12/2018 13:16

Resistance is........ BORING!

[ad63] 11/12/2018 13:13

(2018)Continued product / company development....translating into (2019) substantial contracts ....revenue....profits...whats not to like :)

[ellissj] 11/12/2018 13:06

Article from 'research england,' one of geics funders. Mentions mclaren watch. Plus samsung and ibm in general. Glalth. Best ellis

"Why Research England is investing in graphene research"

10 December 2018

"Today UK research and industry receives a significant boost, with the opening of the University of Manchester’s new multi-million pound Graphene Engineering and Innovation Centre, funded through Research England’s flagship UK Research Partnership Investment Fund (UKRPIF).

The University of Manchester has been home to some of the most impactful scientific breakthroughs – from Ernest Rutherford splitting the atom in 1917 to Frederic Williams and Tom Kilburn inventing the world’s first computer with storage in 1948.

And similar to those landmark developments, the discovery of graphene, by Professors Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov in a University of Manchester laboratory in 2004, is likely to dramatically transform the world in which we live.

That’s because graphene, which Geim and Novoselov first extracted with the help of some sticky back plastic, has a particularly unique set of characteristics. The 2-D material is one atom thin, extremely light and flexible, yet up to 300 times stronger than steel. It also has the potential to conduct electricity with zero resistance, faster than silicon.

Those impressive attributes have led to the prediction that graphene will revolutionise everything from tennis rackets and wearable sportswear to solar power. Multi-nationals like Samsung and IBM are already exploring its potential in the production of high storage batteries and superfast microchips – in an era of smart technology and advanced manufacturing, where the growth of the world’s number of data sensors alone is predicted to grow from approximately 6.4 billion last year to 20 billion in 2020, it’s easy to see why graphene is generating such excitement.

The commercial potential is huge. Reports estimate that whilst the global graphene market is currently worth a relatively modest $200 million it is growing at a fast rate, having doubled in the past year. Perhaps unsurprisingly, China is driving that growth and currently holds a 22% market share, however other countries are moving to develop their research capabilities in graphene, including Singapore, which has established its multi-million dollar NUS Centre for Advanced 2D Materials. In Europe, the EU launched its Graphene Flagship, an initiative set to invest €1bn into graphene research over ten years, and which helped fund the University of Manchester’s first graphene research facility.

With increased global investment and an expanding market, it is vital that the UK, home to where the material was first discovered, maintains its competitive edge and continues to develop facilities that supports world-leading research and development that will unlock the potential of the material.

That’s why the opening of the Graphene Engineering and Innovation Centre could not come soon enough. The facility, which received £15m in Round 3 of Research England’s UK Research Partnership Investment Fund, will focus on the application and commercialisation of graphene and 2-D materials.

And the University of Manchester is the UK’s natural home for the facility. Since Gein and Novoelov’s 2004 work, which earnt the pair the 2010 Nobel Prize in Physics, the university has significantly developed its research in graphene. In 2015 they opened the doors to the aforementioned EU and EPSRC-funded National Graphene Institute, and researchers based there have found increasingly novel and innovative ways to exploit the material’s unique qualities. This includes a research team that collaborated with McLaren to develop the world’s lightest watch and, more recently, the university’s Professor of Materials Physics Rahul Nair who has demonstrated that a derivative of graphene has the potential to be used to filter water and address the challenge of clean water.

The story of graphene is very much in its infancy, but as an established international centre for the compound, with researchers already conducting some truly innovative work, it is clear that the University of Manchester will be at the forefront of realising the potential of this extraordinary material, to the benefit not only of Manchester and wider UK, but the entire world. The new Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre will be crucial to supporting that work."

[baz99] 11/12/2018 13:01

SuperG,

having seen the heating panel, what do you think is the possibility of it being used in say, a replacement for home radiators, car heated seating, wing mirror demisting etc

Baz

[squire007] 11/12/2018 12:59

13 months behind still - catching up on stuff very slowly some people ... lol ..

[mjones727] 11/12/2018 12:54

I am short of Versarien in a small way as borrow is difficult but hope to increase the position as and when it becomes available. The shares are preposterously overvalued and the management is way out of its depth.
I am short of Versarien in a small way as borrow is difficult but hope to increase the position as and when it becomes available. The shares are preposterously overvalued and the management is way out of its depth.
I am short of Versarien in a small way as borrow is difficult but hope to increase the position as and when it becomes available. The shares are preposterously overvalued and the management is way out of its depth.

[phoenixs] 11/12/2018 12:46

superg1, ..and use grapheme enhanced solar panels to provide the energy for the heated panels. Luxus, Axia, Aecom all in business with Versarien. A no brainer for me.

[superg1] 11/12/2018 12:36

I'm stuck in Axia mode based on the interims comment about Axia and that heating panel on the stand plus the original Axia news.

In that news

Versarien's Graphinks will be used to incorporate sensors and thermal devices into composite building panels and Versarien's Nanene will be used to develop graphene enhanced materials which will be used in structural composites.

What I was looking at was a graphene ink printed heating panel, so thin and lightweight. I don't want to get the quote wrong but I think Stephen said something like it could be printed on 5-6 metre sized sheets.

Now being the DIY and knowing the issues with electric underfloor heating and laying it then what I saw looked so damn simple and easy to fit or incorporate into the build panel process, surely much cheaper too.

[baz99] 11/12/2018 12:27

Just been looking around Luxus, and page 4 of their automotive brochure gives an idea of the range of simple internal plastics in a car that could possibly benefit from light weighting. Imagine that number of products across the whole supply chain that could (or will) benefit

[bootie64] 11/12/2018 12:21

mjones727
Member since: 07 Dec 2018

Fail!

[tim3416] 11/12/2018 12:19

Lol mjones it’s 129 now you muppet, not a good short I would suggest

[phoenixs] 11/12/2018 12:18

The more that VRS succeed, the nastier will the numpties become and the frequency will increase. They have lost the "war", it is only a matter of when they realise it and buy back the shares which they have nakedly sold.

[ad63] 11/12/2018 12:03

'Will have to ban myself if I say more. Don't engage' - did cross my mind superg :)

[superg1] 11/12/2018 12:01

More products to launch.

I've been busy so just listened to the various interviews to see if there was any comment re product launches to come.

There is a specific question and answer on that in the Doc Holiday interview.

Imo based on a number of points including spotting the new sample products there is a product launch to come that we don't know about yet and imo near term.



The interim results don't help much to determine which collaboration but most say, testing, prototype etc.

The one that looks most open-ended is Axia

"Collaboration with Axia Materials, Multi-partner funding application in progress"

Why would there be a multi-partner funding in progress unless it was for something material.

So my guess is Axia have something near and if it's multi-partner funding then it doesn't sound small.

Matt was in Korea recently.

[rovi70] 11/12/2018 11:56

superg1
11 Dec '18 - 11:37 - 53053
Will have to ban myself if I say more. Made I smile, LOL. Keep post going and thanks for all your research.

[jointer13] 11/12/2018 11:45

we have the proven quality.

lets not forget there is loads of so called graphene co's out there producing cheap powders and calling it graphene.

they will all get caught out in time.

and probably ending up going to vrs.

"It is alarming to uncover that producers are labelling black powders as graphene and selling them for top dollar, while in reality, they contain mostly cheap graphite."

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