TECH FRONT “We are very pleased with the quality of submissions we
received from all over the world so it was not easy to select just one winner,” said Goulbourne. “We were very impressed by how well-researched Nadia’s submission was and how well she was able to conceptualize her idea.” “Graphene is a material with high potential for innovation in many areas,” said Carlsson. “The Graphene Challenge and the very interesting and wide-ranging set of proposals we re- viewed is a manifestation of this potential. It is also clear that graphene has the potential for disruptive technologies and innovations that do not fit within the present business models of existing companies.”
The Graphene Challenge competition was launched as part of Sandvik Coromant’s Looking Ahead series, which focuses on future trends and business challenges in the manufacturing industry. The latest Looking Ahead film focused on “tomor- row’s materials” such as graphene. Graphene is one material that may completely revolutionize industrial design. The com- petition was a way for Sandvik Coromant to inspire the next generation of engineers by encouraging them to explore these new industry trends through their imagination and creativity.
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The patent describes the potential for an improved meth- od for fighting forest fires using artillery guns that could shoot shells containing fire-retardant material that is configured to release the chemicals in a spray pattern over the fires.
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