Ultrathin, incredibly strong, superconductive, cheap–and impossible to use. Those are some of the unfortunate oxymorons that have been used to describe graphene, the gee-whiz nanomaterial that was supposed to forever change the face of materials science as we know it. Yet, save for a few novel applications, the graphene promise has mostly remained mere hype 16 years after two Manchester University professors first figured a way to extract it from graphite. But a cross-section of experts now believes that graphene’s big moment might have finally arrived. Some starry-eyed scientists have predicted that a graphene superbattery that will charge faster, hold more power, and cost less than conventional lithium batteries might be just around the corner. Graphene startup Nanograf has partnered with a power tool company as well as another company that manufactures EV batteries to bring its technology to market as soon as next year. Wall Street appears to […]