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[woodpeckers] 17/6/2019 18:43

More on Jabil's interest in graphene... certainly sounds like a company that would like to be introduced to VRS, presuming they haven't already met...

[woodpeckers] 17/6/2019 18:33

Looking forward to any feedback from the lunch tomorrow please guys.

[bisho4] 17/6/2019 18:28

yeah, the possibilities of the BIGT RNS are immense. VRS will basically become THE Chinese graphene supplier.

And China is going big into graphene.

2+2 will equal 4 in the not-too-distant future.

[ellissj] 17/6/2019 18:26

4D printing using smart materials - are we talking possibly 2D materials here ? Best ellis

'4D printing and a world of smart materials.'

Andrew Bolwell

Jul 25, 2018


"..Numerous organizations are pouring money in 4D printing research and development, including Airbus SAS who is using 4D-related “smart” material that reacts to temperature to cool jet engines and a wing that morphs according to aerodynamic conditions to decrease air resistance. Briggs Automotive Company is developing a morphable wing for its supercar that can adjust to external weather conditions and automatically adjust itself to provide maximum downforce to the car.Tibbits sees numerous uses for 4D printing technology, including footwear that can adapt to particular sports: “If I start running,” ;he said, “[the sneakers] should adapt to being running shoes. If I play basketball, they adapt to support my ankles more. If I go on grass, they should grow cleats or become waterproof if it’s raining. It’s not like the shoe would understand that you’re playing basketball, of course, but it can tell what kind of energy or what type of forces are being applied by your foot. It could transform based on pressure. Or it could be moisture or temperature change.”The U.S. Army Research Center is developing a variety of applications including a soldier’s uniform that can alter its camouflage or provide more effective protection against poisonous gases or shrapnel upon contact. Plus, the U.S. Army gave a grant to Harvard University, University of Pittsburgh and University of Illinois to explore ways the military could use self-assembling objects, including the possibility of shelters or bridges that assemble themselves.

Shane Wall, our chief technology officer at HP believes, “That is what 4D printing is about, self-assembly. The ability to program a particular area of the material and be able to activate it through heat, water, chemical reaction, pressure and many other external influences to actually do self-assembly. Altogether these represent what we believe will be the next industrial revolution and a fundamental transformation in manufacturing overall.”

Wall said 4D printing technology is not merely a novelty, but a necessity due to increasing urbanization caused by world population growth that is expected to reach 8 billion people over the next 30 years. This will cause an increase in “megacities202;— or cities with populations over 10 million people — from 10 in 1990 to 41 over the next ten years. This rapid urbanization will put an incredible demand on manufacturing and the distribution of materials.

The 4D printing industry is expected to be worth upwards of $537 million by 2025 and grow by a CAGR of 42.95 percent between 2019 and 2025. This is being driven by the need to reduce the costs of manufacturing and processing in the face of an increasing focus to ensure a sustainable environment.

“A 4D printed product would incur lesser manufacturing, transportation, and handling costs, which, in turn, would lead to the saving of resources and efforts, thereby sustaining the environment,” according to a report by Grandview Research.

The primary materials segments used for 4D printing are programmable carbon fiber, programmable wood grain, and programmable textiles, with the programmable carbon fiber segment expected to be the largest segment in the overall 4D printing market, according to the Grandview Research.

Since programmable carbon fiber has high stiffness, low weight, and tensile strength, it can be beneficial for many industrial applications, says Grandview Research. It can be autonomously transformed by printing active material on flexible carbon fiber using heat as an activator and it doesn’t require complex electronics, actuators, or sensors..."

[clint fleecewood] 17/6/2019 18:23

Have to say, I'm getting a little tired of reading cryptic sh8t whether here on on NR twitter. Could do with some proper news.

[alchemy] 17/6/2019 18:15

So NRs warm tweet a tad previous?

[ilikegraphene] 17/6/2019 18:15

Reading the RNS again thoroughly, looks like the BIGT deal could propel VRS into China in a big way.

I am very excited for the coming medium term news, we are very well positioned internationally.

Korea and Japan haven't even entered the conversation yet.

Can you imagine when we have China govt support, USA production and big links in these regions in addition? I can, hence Im holding in spite of turbulence.

[rainbow23] 17/6/2019 18:05

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Looks like another profitable day coming up.

And so it came to pass (again).

[woodpeckers] 17/6/2019 17:16

Jabil and Renault F1 Team to collaborate on 3D printed racecar parts

Hope they’re using Nanene!

“The Renault F1 Team is an early adopter of 3D printing technology and continually seeks to produce lightweight parts without compromising part strength or integrity”



They are certainly looking at graphene:

“Materials science drives product innovation. For example, material scientists studied graphite and synthesized graphene — flat carbon, one molecule thick, and a semiconductor. Because it is astoundingly strong, flexible, and conductive, its potential uses are extraordinary, from medical diagnostics to display screens. When material scientists played with graphite, they created a galaxy of product possibilities.
Jabil is at the forefront of integrating advances like these into products and manufacturing techniques.”

[aquaesulis01] 17/6/2019 17:02

Hi Mjatkin,

I emailed LSE direct this morning re the Shanghai-London connect link asking whether it would be open to AIM listed companies and received the following response:

"Many thanks for your question. At this stage only Premium listed issuers on the Main Market are eligible to list through Shanghai-London Stock Connect. We do hope that the programme will expand to a wider universe of issuers in the future and it is very much a long-term project".

[rogerbridge] 17/6/2019 16:56

Shorts are getting desperate.

[melf] 17/6/2019 16:36

The idea of the lunch tomorrow is to put some meat on the bones of something that's already been RNSd.

[mjatkin82] 17/6/2019 16:33

I’m still celebrating the China term sheet news, the massive strides taken in the US and the growing number of collabs in the hopper. I still haven’t really stopped celebrating being the only verified graphene producer in the world either. The China stock market news today is yet another thing to celebrate as looks like one day the doors will open for AIM shares too. Many many reasons to be cheerful. We’re probably due an update on Korea and Japan soon too. Soon my butler will bring me my champagne, save my knees

[festario] 17/6/2019 16:32

Ignoring all the daily rubbish from Teepee, I actually do predict an RNS tomorrow, with some more information regarding BGIT and maybe others, otherwise there will be little to discuss with the invited investors.

[rogerbridge] 17/6/2019 15:57

Nice and quiet today despite the attempts of some to pull the share price down, also with the unintended help of some traders.
Dangerous game, I far prefer to buy and hold, no sweat, no sitting on the edge of the seat, no costs and in the end reap the rewards.

[adejuk] 17/6/2019 15:47

a lunch is a lunch
however much you are enthused by it, nothing will be said that is market sensitive and it's not a rns

[1teepee] 17/6/2019 15:36

Sounds like you were who I was writing about pet sheep

[joeblogg2] 17/6/2019 15:30

investor's lunch?

[bobsworth] 17/6/2019 15:24

I am just wondering what Neil will have on the agenda of tomorrow's investors lunch meeting. Shame I cannot make it as it's likely to be BIGT!