> Tour hopes to produce a kilogram (2.2 pounds) a day of flash graphene within two years, starting with a project recently funded by the Department of Energy to

> Tour hopes to produce a kilogram (2.2 pounds) a day of flash graphene within two years, starting with a project recently funded by the Department of Energy to convert U.S.-sourced coal. “This could provide an outlet for coal in large scale by converting it inexpensively into a much-higher-value building material,” he said. That's where a lab scientists keeps both feet in the ground, makes sensible estimate, and fears missing them. Whereas an Elon-type would already have promissed a ton per seconds by the end of the year - and maybe the simple fact of stupidly overcommiting would actually make things a _bit_ faster. Good luck to them anyway, seems like a cool process.