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1. tonyle+t9[view] [source] 2021-05-25 22:24:14
>>hrl+(OP)
Tangentially related. This company using graphene laced concrete to reduce the amount of cement required. And eliminating steel. New product called "Concretene".

[0]https://twitter.com/Paul_Denney/status/1397132479144812544

[1]https://www.punchline-gloucester.com/articles/aanews/glouces...

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2. Jerry2+7b[view] [source] 2021-05-25 22:35:57
>>tonyle+t9
> graphene

Graphene has its own set of problems. Namely, it can be toxic to humans. [1] And who knows what massive quantities of graphene in concrete will do to an environment 10-20 years after the building's construction. Even demolition with explosives will probably be problematic due to potentially massive clouds of nanoparticles it could create.

[1] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5039077/

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