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Research Notes: Graphene Commercialization Patterns

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A Z Mackay
Oct 15, 2025
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The Starting Question

Started with a puzzle that wouldn’t let go: why hasn’t graphene delivered on its revolutionary promise? Twenty years since the Nobel Prize, and we’re still waiting for graphene smartphones, miracle batteries, and space elevators. But cement additives and drilling lubricants? Those are shipping. Something about that gap felt worth un…

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