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Very interesting company. They started with a way to produce graphene at scale, then went looking for something to do with it. Their first idea was to use it as a cement additive. They have since used it as friction reducer in engine oil, and are selling it in Australia, Canada, and soon the US, as a radiator coating to improve HVAC performance.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 8 months ago (13 children)

Battery news is always like this has never in my lifetime lead to revolutionary changes. We had tons of incremental changes though!

[–] [email protected] 27 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (5 children)

You must be in your early 20s. People who have used nickel-cadmium will never forget how shitty they were.

[–] SmokumJoe 6 points 8 months ago

My RadioShack Golden Arrow was a beast with those 7.2v NiCads.

.. for 5 minutes

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