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Re:Graphene: 'Super' material will be in your home sooner th... by glhaynes on Monday October 07, 2013 @09:38AM (#6508111)
Can you say more about why? I assume it's a cost or environmental thing or both.
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Re:Graphene: 'Super' material will be in your home sooner th... by phaemon on Monday October 07, 2013 @10:14AM (#6508355)
Apparently it's expensive and rare. From the Wikipedia page:

"In 2002, the price was US$94 per kilogram. The recent changes in demand and supply have resulted in high and fluctuating prices of indium, which from 2006 to 2009 ranged from US$382/kg to US$918/kg.

It has been estimated that there are fewer than 20 years left of indium supplies, based on current rates of extraction, demonstrating the need for additional recycling.[37]"

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