Researchers Make Graphene From Girl Scout Cookies

An anonymous reader writes "Last year we learned that the miracle material graphene could be made from common table sugar, and now researchers at Rice University have taken the discovery one step further by literally baking it from a box of girl scout cookies. A group of graduate students led by chemist James Tour recently teamed up with Houston Girl Scout troop 25080 to perform the feat using a single box of Trefoil cookies — which could potentially yield $15 billion worth of graphene."

Re:Supply and demand

[alta]

Because at the rate the dollar is going, in 5 years $15 billion is only going to buy you a box of girl scout cookies. And I'll take thinmint.

Re:Pointless gimmick?

[wsxyz]

No, it's an important way to get girls involved in research, so that they can learn at an early age that girls can do many different things, such as bake cookies for scientists.

Re:Supply and demand

[sycodon]

Judging from how much carbon I create whenever I try baking, I"m sure there has to be a butt load of graphene in the oven

Re:Supply and demand

[Anonymous Coward]

At that point there won't be any Girl Scout cookies left to buy, since the Girl Scouts will have switched to selling graphene.

They will however trademark the name "Very, Very Thin Mint".

Re:Revelation

[maxwell demon]

Soylent Graphene?

Re:Supply and demand

[Migraineman]

Researcher: The girl-scout-derivative graphene is also delicious.
Girl Scout: That's good!
Researcher: But it is exceedingly expensive, even compared to the price of your cookies.
Girl Scout: That's bad!
Researcher: But each short ton of graphene is delivered with a free box of Tagalongs.
Girl Scout: That's good!
Researcher: The Tagalongs are similarly cursed.
Girl Scout: Cursed?
Researcher: Delicious but exceedingly expensive.
Girl Scout: Oh, that's bad.
Researcher: Don't get me started on the Samoas.
Girl Scout: Can I go home now?