What Next for Graphene? A Space Elevator?

OMG......another breakthrough....I wonder how many more breakthroughs it will take until we see a product?....maybe there should be classes of breakthroughs, like 1-10....breakthrough class 9....something happened, but still no effect on you.....breakthrough class 1, a product using this tech will be in your hand by the time you finish reading this....

its a snowball that can't be stopped

What about those "BUCKY BALLS"?

Evidently Mikey ate them all......

A space cadet elevator.

Space Elevator? I'm astounded that anyone is considering this technology. Surely it is fact that the potential difference between ground level and space-walking altitude is enormous. I remember 100V/metre (at ground level) as the typical potential, so how many volts up THERE!

I believe the atmosphere is acting as a giant capacitor, charged up by the Sun's continuous supply of 'charged particles'. I don't go with the Standard 'jostling ice crystal' theory. Since we have seen mega lightning in sync with low level lightning, we know they are linked discharges - stretching 10's of kms into the sky.

So try stretching your carbon fibres across that pd and "puff" - a big flash!