Posted on 12/26/2017 8:25:09 PM PST by Bellflower
Running shoes and graphene were made for each other. One is always in search of the latest gimmick and the other has produced some of the most stunning in recent memory. The University of Manchester, long a leading force in research surrounding the one-atom-thick material, has teamed up with British sportswear brand inov-8 to bring graphene to footwear.
Unlike most of the research we’ve seen around science’s recent favorite miracle material, these things are headed to the market in our lifetimes — a seeming miracle in and of itself. In fact, they’re due out next year, priced at a steep, but not completely unreasonable, £140 and £150 (around $200 on the high end).
There are no miracles present in this particular implementation, but the graphene should make the kicks more flexible and a hell of a lot stronger than traditional running shoes. Graphene, after all, is the thinnest material around and about 200x stronger than steel. The researchers heated it and added tiny particles to the shoes’ soles.
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Personal combat armor?
Just get a can of that Walmart Spray and Seal and coat your feet with it!
The only thing graphene has done is make work for researchers.
Wow!
Real leather and not made by ChiCom slaves.
Personal combat armor?
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For when you absolutely must engage in personal combat ...
“The University of Manchester, long a leading force in research surrounding the one-atom-thick material”
Explains why I only 2 months out of my shoes these days.
I wear only wear boots. That may be because it gets pretty deep around me. HA. Helps keep the chiggers and ticks off too.
Great. I finally get all the carbon fiber parts I want on my Ducati and next year they’ll be available in graphine.
You can find these shoes right between to the 200mpg carburetor and the plans for a flying car.
Did a little looking into it. Inov-8 has a parent company Descente LTD. Traded under DESLF. Price 11.01 but have not found any other info. Possibly because of the holidays. If you get a ping list going do not add me. But I will keep looking into it.
Thanks for the reminder!
HNY!
Good idea.
I posted a neat graphene article about bulletproof material just now.
They used to make them in Maine when I wore them. Maybe again some day...
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