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Hello, everybody.
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My name is Jessica Mae London and I will be
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presenting graphene as a smart text are the origins of
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graphene back in 2400 cost you were holding their usual
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Friday night experiments, and on one night they were able
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to discover, with the help of some sticky tape that
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they could separate graphite fragments repeatedly until they were just
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one atom thick.
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This was the first time graphene was isolated.
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You will see Mr Costa and Mr Andre in the
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images below.
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Together with Professor Monica Crank, you'll from the University of
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Exeter Graphene was introduced as a textile.
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What is graphene, exactly?
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Graphene is in one atom thick layer of carbon atoms
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arranged in a hexagonal lattice thinner than a single human
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hair. The image you'll see on the left compares graphite
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with graffiti.
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Graphite is what you find on your pencil then, and
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graphene is much thinner than this.
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Graphene is comprised of one layer of carbon atoms, and
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it's 200 times stronger than steel.
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It is also nontoxic, non SIA, toxic and hypo allergenic
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Graphene is tennis material known to man at one atom
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thick the uses of graffiti there are many properties of
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graphene, it is many, many times stronger than still.
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This is also very lightweight and flexible.
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It is electrically and thermally conductive.
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Also, it is transparent, so there are many uses of
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this material.
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It can be used as a wearable technology since it
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has thermal properties and it is flexible.
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Scientists use this to create clothing that makes the body
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adapt to different weather.
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Yeah, on the left, you will see in jacket created
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by volley back.
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This is using graphene.
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It is able to adapt to the external conditions and
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adjust the the thermal um conductivity.
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So the body is comfortable conserving heat and cold weather
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and admitting heat in hot weather.
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Since it is quite you know, since it is a
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very durable material, it is resistant tear, which makes perfect
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for athletic wear and makes it last longer than athletic
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clothing you'll find today.
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In construction.
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It is used as an additive to concrete, making it
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invulnerable, and buildings can have a longer lifespan.
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The future of graphene.
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Let's talk about the challenges of this material.
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It is fairly recent and new, so there is, um,
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there needs to be more studies in the development of
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this material and since it is also a metal graphene,
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may not be applicable for most textile industries.
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The possibilities.
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Because of its um, properties, this material has been dubbed
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as the wonder material of 2009.
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There are many possibilities of where this material can go.
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First jackets and other warm weather gear made with thermally
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conductive graphene would keep the wearer at a comfortable temperature
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even during intense physical activity.
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As I had said earlier, this material can be perfect
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for at leisure wear.
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Similarly, treated fibers in clothing can accurately capture resistance changes
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during movement, so any type of movement related to sports
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such as flexing, stretching, relaxing and twisting will be will
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be embraced by this material and can capture all of
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the details of the wearer's movements.
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Clothing integrated with graphene can also change color based on
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breathing heat up based on body temperature or even self
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clean. Also, graphing demonstrates strong, silent toxicity towards bacteria, especially
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today with our situation with covid 19 medicals personals wearing
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graphene treated clothing could help prevent the spreading of harmful
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bacteria patients.
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This makes it very relevant today to today's situation.
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There is also a possibility of introducing sensors to graphene
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in clothing.
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This can measure heart rate, blood pressure, breathing rate and
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host of other bio measurements.
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Just to summarize, graphene is a new material that can
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be used for clothing and textiles.
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It is quite comfortable, long wearing durable, and there are
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many more possibilities down the line, which we are excited
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to discover with graphene.
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Thank you here the citations that my presentation was based
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on Thank you.