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[1retirement] 12/4/2024 10:21

"Intention" "if" and it's a different company but let's not get hung up on details.

[pwhite73] 12/4/2024 10:10

sj - I used the term circuit and so does the RNS. It is you that is separating where the cars race from where the graphene is being laid. The whole of Imola is known as the circuit.

RNS 12/04/24 - "Directa Plus (AIM: DCTA) a leading producer and supplier of graphene nanoplatelets based products for use in consumer and industrial markets, is pleased to announce the installation of GiPave® at the Imola Circuit ahead of the upcoming Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix in May 2024 as part of the Formula 1 World Championship, making it the first circuit to feature green, sustainable and high-tech asphalt utilising graphene and recycled plastics"

Now to address your specific concern this is what the head of the Imola circuit has to say. I suspect this is a translation from Italian.



"We decided to asphalt from the Rivazza entrance to the Paddock because it's the most part stressed by the transit of heavy vehicles – he added Pietro Benvenuti, General Director of the Imola Autodrome – "sustainability is important to us, we are a certified circuit for sporting and sustainable events. Repaving is a first step for us to experiment with this technology, with the aim of also being able to intervene on the resurfacing of the track through this innovative process that can also be an example for other racetracks in the world."

You see there is an intention to resurface the racing track if the experiment proves successful. I think we can close this discussion now.

[smokeyjohnson] 12/4/2024 09:30

The point is it's not ON the racing circuit. Race cars aren't, whilst racing, going to come into contact with it. As soon as you associate new technology or graphene with race cars I think your words do jazz it up.

With your huge brain and available vocabulary, I'm surprised you wouldn't have picked up on the incorrect association prior to posting. Or maybe you did?

[pwhite73] 12/4/2024 08:54

puphead - Yes it is happening but with 20 years of false starts you can understand why PIs and the markets ask if this time round is any different.

[pwhite73] 12/4/2024 08:51

sj - I don't see that my words have jazzed up anything. It's all in your head. Read them again.

PW - "Formula 1 now using graphene on their racing circuits. First one at Imola."

[smokeyjohnson] 12/4/2024 08:47

Pwhite if it's that easy to quote the CEO why didn't you quote his words originally rather than jazzing your own up.

[puphead] 12/4/2024 08:46

It's happening can't argue with that.

[pwhite73] 12/4/2024 08:35

sj - I'll pass your observations on to the CEO.

"Giulio Cesareo, CEO of Directa Plus, commented: "I am thrilled to see that the Imola Circuit is now the first in the world to implement an innovative, green asphalt solution incorporating our Graphene Plus®"

[smokeyjohnson] 12/4/2024 08:30

Clever slight mis-use of words from pwhite? Just double check whether the graphene is 'on' the racing circuit (or actually on an access road).

Trying to jazz it up a little pwhite?

[pwhite73] 12/4/2024 08:15

Off topic but on topic an update from Directa Plus today. Formula 1 now using graphene on their racing circuits. First one at Imola.

[pwhite73] 12/4/2024 08:12

zydecoco - "So, what do you say are the opportunities that need to to be converted into revenue to produce that profitable position during H2, 2025?"

RNS 20/12/23 - "The Company continues to pursue its stated turnaround strategy and it is the view of the Board that the Company now has a pipeline of opportunities that could result in an improvement in the financial condition of the Company in the short to medium term. Since 21 July 2023, 28 new contracts have been won representing approximately £1.0m of income over six to eighteen months and the Company is pursuing 69 other contractual opportunities with a potential aggregate value to the Company of approximately £1.05m.

The open opportunities cover a number of sectors and situations including Graphene-Wear? coatings for textiles, Cementene?, 3D concrete printing, Polygrene?, commercial R&D, grants and licensing and reflect, in part, the adoption of the turnaround strategy. This improvement, albeit a first step, reflects the efforts of the Company's management to move the business towards being financially viable going forward."

[sparkling banana] 11/4/2024 23:43

Interesting article, though Novoselev falls into the usual academic trap of not really understanding industry and the concept of product lifecycle, what waste really means and where the problem really lies. We would arguably achieve greater results by promoting, for example, womens education in developing countries and reducing inequality in all countries than looking for magic bullet materials science solutions. The latter has not worked for the last 50 years as it has always been countered by population growth and rising inequality.

[fireball xl5] 11/4/2024 19:26

One of the most compelling examples Novoselov provides is the enhancement of concrete with graphene. Concrete production is one of the largest sources of CO2 emissions worldwide. By incorporating less than 0.5% graphene into concrete, its strength can be increased by 30% to 70%, effectively reducing the amount of concrete needed by up to half. This breakthrough not only has the potential to drastically cut CO2 emissions but also serves as a prime example of how innovative materials can contribute to a more sustainable future. Novoselov's enthusiasm for the current scientific renaissance highlights the importance of advancements in fields such as lithium battery efficiency, solar cell technology, genome sequencing, quantum computing, and generative AI in paving the way for sustainable solutions.https://bnnbreaking.com/world/singapore/nobel-laureate-novoselov-champions-spiral-economy-cites-graphene-in-concrete-as-game-changer

[middleeast] 11/4/2024 13:35

152115

Cool 😎

I certainly cannot fault your honesty.

[festario] 11/4/2024 12:46

I invested it wisely. On beer and hookers.

[middleeast] 11/4/2024 12:44

What ever happened to the crowdfunding dosh?????

[1retirement] 11/4/2024 11:39

100+ of those 25k contracts

[zydecoco] 11/4/2024 06:23

PW, so you believe the part about "assuming the conversion of sufficient opportunities into revenue for the Company."So, what do you say are the opportunities that need to to be converted into revenue to produce that profitable position during H2, 2025?

[sloppyjoe2] 10/4/2024 22:53

I'm sure VRS will be profitable very, very, very soon...

[pwhite73] 10/4/2024 22:44

zydecoco - "PW..do you believe the example you posted “projections show by late 2025 the company will be profitable.”? Or not?"

Yes I do.

RNS 20/12/23 - "The Company's current projections show an EBITDA positive position being reached in the second half of 2025, assuming the conversion of sufficient opportunities into revenue for the Company."

[snaffleclamp] 10/4/2024 18:02

After a fund raise in early 2025….

[zydecoco] 10/4/2024 17:58

PW, Ref. your post 152097, do you believe the example you posted "projections show by late 2025 the company will be profitable."? Or not?

[laginaneil] 10/4/2024 15:45

Everybody talks about graphene in batteries.
e.g.



Recently I had a modern electronic solar energy converter suffer a polyester film

capacitor failure. These capacitors have had problems for 40 years that I remember.

The plastic capacitor housing is not a 'perfect' moisture seal.

The aluminum film can suffer corrosion problems.

The gaps between electrodes can cause ionization damage.

High quality graphene film could help all these items and potentially

improve the capacitor ESR with graphenes excellent electrical and thermal

conductivity.

These capacitor are made and used by the BILLIONS...

Maybe someone in Versarien or Manchester Uni should have a look at this idea.

[pwhite73] 10/4/2024 12:21

And you are just a complete bore. We are talking about VRS as of today. Why copy and paste comments from 2018. I honestly don't get it. Anyway I said I'd give you this day to ask me any 'difficult questions' and that offer is still open despite your foul mouth.