So, because of such properties of this material, graphene research is receiving lot of funding from the government. But, some people don’t agree to it and they say that although a supersonic passenger plane is admired by all because of its speed and other qualities but still it has some limitations in its uses. It cannot work in the case where we need a car/train.
So, in the same way, we can’t afford to spend lot of money only on graphene research as its benefits are limited.
But, on the other hand some people favor the exceeding research funding on graphene by giving explanation that graphene has versatile uses even if it does not fit good in one field like electronics still it has many other areas to prove its potential like energy, medicine and cosmetics.
A professor from Britain said that it is just useless to spend money on graphene. It will never bring some revolution in the field of research because its technology is too limited.
He agreed that graphene is a new material with interesting properties which is very useful in many of the applications but he said that it is not a game changer.
Prof. Novoselov and his team published a paper in Nature last year in which they illustrated the various applications of graphene which are possible and how it can lead the market in future leaving behind current existing materials.
In this paper, they have mentioned many possible application of graphene. Electrons with flexible screens, e-paper etc. are soon going to hit the market. According to the Nature study, a working prototype is expected to come by year 2015 but it would be too expensive than any other product in market.
Scientists say that grapheme-based paints will solve the problem of rust. It can also be used to increase the efficiency of solar cells and batteries. It finds its use in making sensors and membranes.
By Ruchi Singh
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Park Sae-jin
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