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[bernie totts] 08/9/2021 11:15

'Arthritic pan' 🤔

[rogerbridge] 08/9/2021 11:05

Absolutely positive Shavian.

[shavian] 08/9/2021 10:34

Seems likely, I'll do some more digging

[rogerthegrouch] 08/9/2021 10:31

He even walks like a sealion

[tini5] 08/9/2021 10:19

Just one Cornettoooooooo

[jointer13] 08/9/2021 10:05

8September2021
GEIC hosts first exterior pour of graphene-enhanced Concretene
The Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre (GEIC) at The University of Manchester was the venue for the latest piece of pioneering work in using advanced materials in construction to promote sustainability in the sector.

Nationwide Engineering, Tier 2 partners of the GEIC, relaid parking bays on the service road adjacent to the Centre on Thursday 2 September, using its graphene-enhanced Concretene product as a ‘living lab’ to test performance in exterior conditions.

Graphene provides sustainability benefits by producing denser, stronger concrete, which allows for the removal of approximately 30% of the volume of material used and removal of all steel reinforcement from the floor slab, while achieving comparable or improved performance to standard concrete. This enables reductions both in carbon footprint and in cost for users.

These tests will help towards the development of standards and certification for Concretene to enable roll-out to the wider building industry supply chain.

In May, Nationwide Engineering undertook the first pour of Concretene in a commercial setting at the Southern Quarter gym in Amesbury, Wiltshire.

“Now we are exploring the use of Concretene in road and pavement design to provide a concrete with a higher wear resistance, lower water porosity to prevent frost and salt damage and an increased wear resistance," said Rob Hibberd, director of Nationwide Engineering. "This will provide a longer life-span to the road and require less maintenance.”



The University welcomed guests from the Greater Manchester policymaking community, including representatives from the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and MIDAS, Manchester’s inward investment agency.

Attendees watched the pour and then took part in a discussion session afterwards in the GEIC on the potential for Concretene to deliver significant benefits in the race to achieve net-zero. Concrete production currently accounts for 8-10% of worldwide CO2 emissions.

Tim Newns, CEO of MIDAS, said: “It was a really exciting morning outside the Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre in Manchester – the home of graphene – where we saw the first outdoor pouring of Concretene. From a low-carbon, net-zero or environmental perspective, this product could be a real game changer.”

Graphene for the pour was provided by GEIC Tier 1 partner Versarien, offering further evidence of the collaborative approach to projects through Graphene@Manchester's partnership model, one that enables rapid scale-up and route-to-market for engineering applications using 2D materials.

James Baker, CEO of Graphene@Manchester, added: “It was great to continue to build on our partnership with Nationwide Engineering and other GEIC partners in undertaking a further graphene concrete pour outside the GEIC.

"We were pleased to welcome key stakeholders from across government and Greater Manchester and will continue to collaborate on how graphene can support the sustainability challenge and move towards net-zero. This will lead to further exciting developments over the coming months and towards the acceleration of a key graphene application and in the creation of a supply chain based in Greater Manchester.”

[bernie totts] 08/9/2021 09:58

Hilarious outtake:



'Hello'

[rogerthegrouch] 08/9/2021 09:56

Shavian - I thought i read somewhere that the gov couldnt intervene unless revenues were over £1m? Does this suggest the protection of Graphene is even more important and exceptional?

[flatcoat1] 08/9/2021 09:56

More information about the pour last week at GEIC, including attendeeshttps://www.manchester.ac.uk/discover/news/geic-hosts-first-exterior-pour-of-graphene-enhanced-concretene/

[rogerthegrouch] 08/9/2021 09:46

The old 'Show me one post that I have ever lied' aging like a fine wine

[festario] 08/9/2021 09:43

... pathetic really. To be pitied.

[bernie totts] 08/9/2021 09:42

Festario posted this film on 24th February 2017:




Which was 4 years 6 months 15 days ago, some 18 months short of the 6 years he claimed yesterday.

[bbmsionlypostafter] 08/9/2021 09:37

What a sad, empty existence you lead, stalker.

[bernie totts] 08/9/2021 09:36

If you click on the link below, you will see a short clip of a particularly chubby Festario (spectacular gular pouch) announcing the closure of his 'kiosk'



High production values, I particularly liked the piece of flapping paper he holds up (it's simplicity itself to insert a caption page into a video)

[alchemy] 08/9/2021 09:13

In 2003 a senior B of E official wrote seven or so headlines on where Britain had to improve its Economic performance.One of them was expressed STEM > Nobel prizes Think on that. It's often said we don't exploit our theoretical breakthroughs. But VRS is doing exactly what the B of E guy wanted.As NR VRS pulls this off what a change .We gave metal fatigue knowledge away.And the WWW Etcetera in fact it's oft quoted what we've squandered.The list was done from the mind onto a menu at lunch-time.The author to whom the list was given - the great Peter Hennessy.The banker whose gone up in my estimation was Mervyn KingThe lunch was to celebrate him becoming Governor.But if Graphene does for Gloucestershire and Manchester what Watt , Arkwright, and many others did for us, celebration time.By the way , I think the Nobels are a good necessary starting point.

[rogerthegrouch] 08/9/2021 08:51

TA looks good + strong underlying business performance + severely undervalued + ceiling-less potential = A great recipe for a short-term fomo rise

All LTH just sit tight, ignore the inevitable incoming rise and hold for those life changing gains all whilst supporting a brilliant British company and being a part of the graphene revolution.

[rogerthegrouch] 08/9/2021 08:42

What a surprising revelation about Pete and the Pier... Not!

Fest be like:

[alchemy] 08/9/2021 08:41

Not. Me. Philby.British bulls. I'm sure it's all candlesticks to you as it is to mr.You just keep giving secrets to the Soviets.But in all seriousness - all the best . Enjoy your cuppa