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   RS Wood to JAB   
   Re: Desalinisation through graphene slee   
   05 Apr 17 10:55:02   
   
   From: rsw@therandymon.com   
      
   JAB  writes:   
      
   > On Tue, 4 Apr 2017 19:25:05 +0000 (UTC), RS Wood    
   > wrote:   
   >>Graphene sieves are a cheaper way of making saltwater drinkable   
      
   > "Someday, these graphene-based sieves could change lives around the   
   > world."  Yeah, more hype...vaporware..  If it was an industrial   
   > product, there would be a larger demand for it.   
      
   I think the issue is economic.  Graphene isn't cheap to develop or   
   deploy, which puts this tech out of reach for industrial purposes at the   
   moment.  Mass commercialization would be a step in the right direction,   
   but we're not there yet.   
      
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