34. How Graphene Transforms the Industries of the Future and Why the Time is Now | John Lettow of Vorbeck
Summary: John Lettow is the co-founder and President of Vorbeck (<a href="https://twitter.com/Vorbeck">@vorbeck</a>), a high tech graphene materials startup that’s raised over $20.7M to bring the promising future of graphene to today. Today they have several product lines focused on antennas, RFIDs, wearables, conductive ink and of course composites.<br> NOTE: Vorbeck’s proprietary graphene material Vor-x® was developed in the Chemical Engineering Laboratories of Princeton University. The Princeton team’s pioneering work enables large-scale production of graphene, of which Vorbeck owns an exclusive license on the patented graphene technology.<br> Prior to Vorbeck, John was a cofounder and manager of core technology development for H2Gen Innovations. John has also performed extensive research on nano-materials and materials process development while doing his PhD at MIT, Masters at Cambridge and undergrad at Princeton.<br> <br> <a href="https://fringe.fm/itunestextlink">You can listen right here on iTunes</a><br> In our wide-ranging conversation, we cover many things, including:<br> <br> * How graphene is poised to transform numerous industries<br> * Why graphene has taken awhile to come to market and where science fails<br> * The exciting advances in meta-materials and material science and what it means for society<br> * Why better tires trumps better batteries for fuel efficiency<br> * How to commercialize university research<br> * The future of wearable tech clothing and when it will happen<br> * Why John is tired of today’s consumer waste economy, and how to fix it<br> * How lifecycle design can decrease waste and increase function<br> * Why John is a bit worried about privacy in today’s social media era<br> <br> <a href="http://fringe.fm/itunes"></a><br> <a href="http://fringe.fm/stitcher"></a><br> —<br> Make a Tax-Deductible Donation to Support FringeFM<br> <br> FringeFM is supported by the generosity of its readers and listeners. If you find our work valuable, please consider supporting us on <a href="http://fringe.fm/donate">Patreon,</a> via <a href="https://fringe.fm/paypal">Paypal</a> or with <a href="https://fringe.fm/donorbox">DonorBox powered by Stripe</a>.<br> <br> <br> <br>
