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Graphene Guinness

Aug 27, 201939 min
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Episode description

We often hear about research that requires intensely specialized equipment- from the large hadron collider to PCR machines. But imagine of you could conduct your research by just using a household appliance. Well Matthew is one of the lucky few who can conduct his research on graphene with the help of a typical blender! Suggested Reading: General piece on graphene: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/12/22/material-question Scientific American's overview of the graphene made in a blender: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-to-make-graphene-in-your-kitchen-blender/ Potential applications of graphene: https://www.graphene.manchester.ac.uk/learn/applications/ Follow Matthew: @MatSciMatt Follow me: PhDrinking@gmail.com, @PhDrinking, @SadieWit, www.facebook.com/PhDrinking/ Thanks to www.bensound.com/ for the intro/outro Thanks to @TylerDamme for audio editing
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