Researchers have long thought that graphene, a unique form of carbon, repels water, a property known as being hydrophobic. However, a new study published in the journal Advanced Materials has revealed that graphene floating atop water actually attracts it, meaning graphene is actually ‘hydrophilic’.
SaltX Technology has entered into definitive agreements with one of few graphene companies that has the know-how and capacity to manufacture the coal-based material graphene. By using graphene, SaltX has been able to demonstrate that the heat conductivity, and thereby the performance, in the SaltX material can be increased by up to five times. The collaboration project starts immediately and is expected to deliver the first batches of graphene material already next year.
Graphene is the new environmentally friendly, transparent, go-to material that has incredible opportunities for super capacitors, solar cells, semi-conductors, is impervious to water, temperature changes, and can self-repair its bonds. It is 1000 times more conductive than Copper, 200 times stronger than steel, and doesn’t have the limitations of Silicon.