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[spike_1] 07/10/2019 08:11

More on Unilever
As it pursues the new goals, the company said it’s testing new ways of reducing plastic in containers for products such as laundry detergent and shampoo, including setting up refill stations or selling concentrated versions of the contents.



Best wishes - Spike

[matheus7777] 07/10/2019 06:48

Unilever promises to halve new plastic useUnilever's boss, Alan Jope, has told the BBC he plans to slash that figure by using more recycled plastic, creating more reusable bottles and finding other alternative materialshTTps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-49923460

[1teepee] 07/10/2019 02:02

Chinese national holiday is over on the 7th October. Back to the nitty gritty with BIGT!

[evergreen8] 06/10/2019 21:28

Laginaneil
As a concrete enthusiast you will already be aware of the following information provided for any not as well acquainted with the matter.

The Solidia cement only traps the CO2 that is released during the curing process which is a tiny amount compared to the massive volume of CO2 that is produced during the Cement production process.

While all endeavors to reduce CO2 are commendable this product is of minimum benefit compared to the significant reductions in CO2 achieved by incorporating Versarien's FLG.

[laginaneil] 06/10/2019 20:38

Hi Folks,
One of my favourite uses for Nanene is concrete / cement products.

I wonder if NR/VRS/Aecom have talked to this green cement company - 'Solidia'.

[alchemy] 06/10/2019 18:13

Yes . Noted. Oh can't , shouldn't , expand on that!

[alchemy] 06/10/2019 17:04

What a drummer. What a group.

[realcooltrader] 06/10/2019 16:43

Totally o/t as it's the weekend - RIP Ginger Baker. The first single I ever bought:

[kemorkid] 06/10/2019 16:08

I’m 48.94% sure we get an RNS this week .
DYOR

KK

[1teepee] 06/10/2019 15:54

99.999% of all people are

[1teepee] 06/10/2019 15:49

I'm not the one who reposted what someone else reposted as a repost of the annual report ,I guess it will be long time no see.

[alchemy] 06/10/2019 15:39

Wales Expects.

[johnveals] 06/10/2019 15:39

1teepee - Filtered for posting drivel

[1teepee] 06/10/2019 15:15

Stockings and suspenders from someone whose name rhymes with .......;)

[1teepee] 06/10/2019 15:08

What colours have you got? Are you volunteering;)

[1teepee] 06/10/2019 15:06

Thanks woody , great article

[horatio4] 06/10/2019 14:53

Suspenders and stockings maybe

[par4artthou] 06/10/2019 14:10

"less fortunate minds" eh teepee.
By the way, do you prefer your sheep with lipstick, or without.

[woodpeckers] 06/10/2019 13:25

Absolutely Hew. These articles are often a few months in getting to press and we all know a lot can happen in that time.
A bit more...

"Graphene is light, flexible, conductive, and one of the strongest materials in the world. And it is right on track to deliver on its promises – the Graphene Flagship is confident many applications will be unveiled in the next decade. In a special Nature Nanotechnology issue, celebrating 15 years since the Nobel Prize-winning "ground-breaking experiments on graphene," the Graphene Flagship analysed the current graphene landscape and market forecast for graphene over the following decade.

In a world dominated by the immediacy of social media and digital technologies, it is hard to take a step back and think about how long materials take to develop. The silicon transistor, at the heart of all our beloved gadgets, was engineered in 1958. However, scientists had known of silicon for over 120 years – it was discovered in 1824. Although expecting broad market penetration for graphene today would not be realistic, the truth is that one can already find graphene-enabled products on the market.

A number of these commercial applications have been enabled by the Graphene Flagship, a project funded by the European Commission that kicked off in 2013. Bringing together nearly 150 partners from 23 countries, it created the perfect breeding ground for innovation, which could not emerge without an intricate web of collaborations between academics, researchers, and industries. The Graphene Flagship also acted as inspiration for many programmes on graphene and related layered materials in many other countries.

The Graphene Flagship expects short-term applications in the materials sector, with graphene-enabled inks, composites, and coatings, for applications ranging from food packaging to textiles and sports goods. In the mid-term, graphene could be crucial for the energy sector, and market analyses agree on a high potential for graphene-enabled batteries and supercapacitors. With the first graphene-enabled solar farm to be installed in Crete next year, the Graphene Flagship will showcase how graphene can enable more sustainable energy generation, in line with Europe's commitment to renewable energies.

A host of applications for graphene are expected to hit the market 10 to 15 years from now. These are related to (opto)electronics, where graphene can deliver performances orders of magnitude higher than current technologies. The developments in this area could trigger the next-generation of (opto)electronic devices, bringing the 'more-than-Moore' devices to reality.

To secure its most valuable strength – bridging the gap between basic and applied research – the Graphene Flagship has also announced the creation of the first graphene foundry. With a budget of almost €20 million over four years, this experimental pilot line will pave the way towards commercially competitive graphene products, such as transceivers, photodetectors, and sensors. The Graphene Flagship foundry will also develop a process design kit: a set of 'instructions' to support product tape-out and guarantee that the finalised designs are high-quality and consistent. The foundry will be accessible by academia and industry stakeholders worldwide.

Kari Hjelt, Graphene Flagship Head of Innovation stated: "We are now seeing the first wave of graphene-enabled products on the market. The commercialisation activities of graphene are moving from materials development towards components and system level integration. In the future we will see a growing number of high-value add products for various application domains."

Thomas Reiss, Graphene Flagship Work Package Leader for Industrialisation, adds: "Key factors facilitating the further commercialisation of graphene comprise establishing innovation ecosystems and providing holistic innovation support. This includes elaborating innovation roadmaps and creating trust and confidence in graphene among industry by trusted validation and standardization services."

Andrea C. Ferrari, Graphene Flagship Science and Technology Officer and Chair of its Management Panel, concludes: "Graphene and related materials are progressing towards commercialization at the expected pace. The Graphene Flagship is not about hype, but about concrete and tangible results and progress. The Flagship Foundry will strengthen the EU position as world leader and pioneer in graphene technology and facilitate incorporation of graphene devices in various industries."

[forestfred] 06/10/2019 12:50

1teepee
Who are the sheep ?are you a farmer You mention them often .
Ff

[hew] 06/10/2019 12:40

Duplicate post.

[hew] 06/10/2019 12:40

Thank you Woody. A very worthwhile read.

However much as I hesitate to comment on such a substantially authored and referenced piece, I suggest that the discussion leading up to and the Kroemer paragraph itself may miss a category of application that is, for the moment, the one being exploited by VRS. A category not mentioned, where the benefit of augmenting some present technology with graphene goes well beyond “incremental” improvement, and is sufficient to make commercial exploitation not only viable, but sought after.

Here’s hoping anyway!

“It is crucial to keep in mind Kroemer’s
Lemma of New Technology: the principal
applications of any sufficiently new and
innovative technology always have been,
and will continue to be, those created by
that technology. This means that the most
promising areas for GRM applications are
not those where GRMs provide incremental
improvements with respect to existing
technology, but new areas enabled by
GRMs themselves, otherwise not possible.
For example, the massless Dirac fermions
in graphene make it an ideal material for
optoelectronics, allowing broadband, high
speed and low power consumption.”

[woodpeckers] 06/10/2019 11:26

Interesting article just out ...Prof Ferrari is one of the 3 authors....The Historic and predicted revenue of the global graphene market graph is a thing of beauty...

"Graphene is on track to deliver on its promises
Fifteen years since the ground-breaking experiments on graphene, its commercial exploitation is progressing at the expected pace for a new material."

T. Reiss, K. Hjelt and A. C. Ferrari

[1teepee] 06/10/2019 11:26

Apologies for giggling at less fortunate minds, I should contain myself. Sorry about that

[1teepee] 06/10/2019 11:24

Yes high fives and backslapping all round for reposting something that was in the annual report. Doesn't take much for the sheep to groom each other ;)