http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/06/130612093539.htm

Nobel Laureate and co-author of the paper Professor Andre Geim added: "I
wonder how many more surprises graphene keeps in store. This one has come out of
the blue. We have to wait and see for a few years but the switchable magnetism
may lead to an impact exceeding most optimistic expectations."

Whatever can he mean.......
 
TS

You bet....

And the fact that it's the world's best conductor at this time, coupled with it's magnetic properties, seems to indicate possibly astronomic gains in solid state power generation.

It's strength to weight ratio, power generation and storage capabilities, and cheap material cost and production all point to a veritable explosion in aerial vehicle possibilities alone.
 

TS

Mags and TS:

You guys are right.  Graphene is the future.

Check out this fellow's youtube channel:

http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4AkVj-qnJxNtKuz3rkq16A

Robert Murray Smith.  He has many, many videos on how to make graphene and supercaps, etc.  It does not look all that hard.  I know next to nothing about chemistry.

Bill

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120108143603.htm

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110414091110.htm

http://www.nature.com/nmat/journal/v12/n5/full/nmat3570.html


"This is the first time magnetism itself has been toggled, rather than the magnetization direction being reversed."

What is being said is tantamount to the revelation that quite soon, nano-structured materials may be made, that by their very design, will begin producing "free energy" the moment they are produced.  And keep doing so for the life of the material.

And it is but one of absolutely Myriad materials that have been fully realized by Those Who precede us.


TS

When 1 MMBTU ~ 293 KWh shale gas costs in average 2,51 US$  fob pipeline ,this means equivalent to the barrel  crude oil energy content of 1600 KWh : 13,7 US$

Or 0,0086 US$/KWh or 0,86 US$cent/KWh !

The russian engineers,after now 38 years Dr.Helmut Reichelt et al. ( G.D.R.- invention) their  graphite/carbon based thermoelectric RT converter disclosure ,have to be very innovative in their system production and market entry conditions !

 I see a " new financement invention":the Citroen Ami,a box on 4 wheels,nothing special = old 2CV production scheme + Fiat 500 design marriage,

      Price : 6000 Euros or monthly lease :   20 Euros !  This are ONLY  4% per annum compensation !

Hmm, www.airpower.co.il ( archive.org ,inventor : Israel Hirshberg ~ Coanda ),a compressed air turbine invention ,
similar by the russian aveurope org group :
airpower selling price estimation 10000 US$/10 KW ( included min. 400% production costs margin )the
e russian prototype costs 375 Euros/KW


so "open source"-mass production and endconsumer selling possible in the 3000 Euros/10 KW level !

When we now take the Ami-"lease company"- conditioning :

3000 Euros/6000 Euros x 240 Euros lease costs per annum :
the compressed air engine lease costs per year 120 Euros,delivering 10 KW x 8766 hours per year x 0,666(Inverse C.O.P. 3) = 58381 KWh electric power per year


electric power costs by this "irrational" lease model = 120 Euros to 12000 Eurocents divided 58.381 KWh =

           0,205 Eurocent/KWh or

           3,29 Euros/electric barrel equivalent ( or 1600 KWh electricity = electron gas = plasma)
     
This is less than the fossil energy user has to pay for the GHG-certification only !


Let us be and stay  un-shocked !

Sincerely
p.s. : the 10 KW output increaseable by dujunov-Arestov double winding concept ,Yurths ceramic coating et cetera

                     Ergo :

                     2,5 US$ for 293 KWh or 1 MMBTU electricity
                      FIRST COMMERCIAL TARGET


I saw in the alibaba market platform an e-trike,net weight 100 Kg and b2b offer 255 - 230 Euros each
                                 2,5 Euros/Kg industrial material transforming price fob factory

In-wheel electric DC permanent magnet motor,15 Euros /Kg

Hirshberg = airpower calculates with 200 Kg turbine weight,
assuming 50 Kg for the generator and motor : 50 x 15 Euros = 750 Euros electrical parts
 and 150 Kg x 2,5 Euros = 375 Euros the turbine chamber,blade costs
=   1125 Euros/10 KW turbine system costs  minimum fob factory


David Judbarovski " windturbine" financial efficiency calculation ( clearly wind zone dependent) :
         0,001 US$/KWh or   0,1 US$cent per KWh

1,6 US$/ barrel wind ( electron ) gas exploration costs

So with 2000 Euros airpower wind turbine costs and endconsumer price  and Ami- like lease conditioning we get zone independent = everywhere the 0,01 Eurocent/KWh wind e-gas exploring costs unit  price