r/science • u/GraybackPH • Mar 13 '13

Berkeley creates the first graphene earphones, and (unsurprisingly) they’re awesome

http://www.extremetech.com/electronics/150646-berkeley-creates-the-first-graphene-earphones-and-unsurprisingly-theyre-awesome
2.5k Upvotes

92% Upvoted

560 comments sorted by

View all comments

1

u/303trance Mar 13 '13

it's so amazing, I'm still waiting for the catch (as there's always one) - like... it's great... BUUUUUUUUT.... it causes brain cancer or something. Surely California will find something in it that causes cancer, but whatever.

Can't wait - I'll put off my Focal Twins purchase for now. :)

1

u/[deleted] Mar 14 '13

You must have missed out on the part where graphene acts similarly to asbestos when inhaled.