With all this talk only on the lithium don't forget we have...

With all this talk only on the lithium don't forget we have awesome Graphite.
That has already been tested and is capable of turning into Graphene sheets.
Graphene is being called the next wonder material.

Graphene starting to be used in Bicycle tyres and soon to be used in automotive tyres.
How graphene could make tyres stronger and lighter

11 April 2016 Last updated at 14:10 BST
Bicycle tyre manufacturer Vittoria has added graphene to its tyres to improve their puncture resistance.
The graphene makes the tyres lighter, with less rolling resistance and more grip - something which was impossible using existing compounds, explained the company's senior executive manager Michael Marx.
A form of carbon, Graphene is many times stronger than steel and can carry electrical charges faster than currently used materials.
It was discovered in 2004 by Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov - who were awarded the 2010 Nobel prize in physics for their work on the material.

There is a little video in the link.


Soon the wonder material graph-ene will be used in motor vehicle tyres, with one estimate being that the demand for the material will be almost seven times present world production.

The problem with the economics of the graphene story so far is that, being one atom thick, a very little goes a long way in various technology products. Graphene is extracted from graphite, and much of the exploration surge for that is being driven by high hopes for the super-strong material. But the adoption of graphene by tyre-makers would mean a sudden blowout in demand for both graphene and graphite.
And this is no pipedream: Italian company Directa Plus, which manufactures new nanomaterials, has announced it is to supply graphene to a manufacturer of more than 7 million bicycle tyres annually. Next step, says the company, the auto industry.
Warwick Grigor, of Far East Capital, who is running hard with the graphene story, figures that if just 5 per cent of car owners around the world went for the new high-end tyres, and 80 grams of graphene was used in each tyre, that would require 6800 tonnes of graphene, against the present output of about 1000 tonnes.
Graphene used in rubber tyres reduces heat, weight and ensures greater strength, better impact resistance and more flexibility.
We are always looking for clear, simple explanations of what graphene is all about. Here’s a new one from MRL Corp (MRF) — of which more in a moment — and explains that this material “is as versatile as any discovered on Earth. Its amazing properties as the lightest and strongest material, compared with its ability to conduct heat and electricity better than anything else, mean it can be integrated into a huge number of applications”.

Oh and another great week so far. Good luck all.