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phentermine death "People are being sold graphene that is really graphite only more expensive," said Marc Monthioux, from the CEMES research centre in Toulouse at a conference on graphene-based composite materials held in Paris earlier this year. Strictly speaking, graphene is single-layered, but manufacturing processes may create stacks of several layers. When more than 10 layers are created, the properties change enormously and resemble graphite more than graphene. "To date graphene is not absolutely superior to carbon nanotubes," said Monthioux. According to Loiseau, "In composites it is necessary for the carbon, graphene or nanotube molecules to 'touch' each other to be conductive. That is easier for elongated nanotubes than for flake-shaped graphene, which explains the difference." It takes a long time to develop a composite material and nanotubes have the advantage of being the more mature material. Nanotube researchers were not happy to see graphene arrive and grab both attention and funding.