INSILICO Timeline

20^thcentury

1^st 1947 Jan

Graphene theorised

Existence of graphene was theorised by Philip R Wallace as an attempt to understand electronic properties of 3D graphite, referred to as a “single hexagonal layer".

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1^st 1952 Jan

Discovery of carbon nanotubes

First clear images of 50-nanometre diameter tubes made of carbon published in the Journal of Physical Chemistry Of Russia

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3^rd 1958 Sep

Carbon Fibre

A lightweight, high-strength material made from carbon atoms, used in a wide range of applications.

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12^th 1963 Apr

Carbon Fibre Reinforced Polymer

A composite material made from carbon fibre and polymer resin, known for its strength and lightweight properties.

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21^stcentury

1^st 2004 Jan

First isolation of graphene

A group in Manchester, England unexpectedly extracts single-atom-thick-crystallites from graphite, proving the existence of true 2D crystals, previously considered not able to exist in a flat state.

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1^st 2007 Jan

Aligned nanotube growth

Chemical vapour deposition used to grow 3/4" lengths of ordered carbon nanotubes

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1^st 2020 Jan

High performance CFRPs

Carbon fibre reinforced polymer performance enhanced greatly by coating with graphene nanoplates and carbon nanotubes, increasing shear, tensile and flexural strengths

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14^th 2081 May

n-walled carbon nanotubes

Large-scale production of arbitrarily nominated wall counts and spacings for carbon nanotubes possible. Refinements in production techniques, leaving behind outmoded chemical vapour deposition, means lengths of hundreds of metres with minimal defects can be produced.

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22^ndcentury

19^th 2102 Nov

Large-scale graphene production

Production of graphene sheets of the order of square metres becomes commonplace, though initially not without cost, primarily driven by continuous calibration of chemical vapour deposition processes and wasted materials when gas flow rates, temperatures and exposure times are suboptimal.

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2^nd 2108 Nov

Ground-based extrusion

Fixed ground stations manufacture and grow cable-like structures upwards from sites. Vapour deposition and similar nanotech fabrication methods can continuously form material layers in a controlled fashion

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17^th 2112 Aug

Hybrid carbon-based superstructures

A combination of high performance carbon fibre reinforced polymers, carbon nanotubes and graphene provides a versatile, lightweight next-generation building technique, freeing architects from the constraints of scale associated with steel and concrete.

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25^thcentury

24^th 2408 Aug

Thermoptic camouflage

D'naa technology, not widely known or understood

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20^th2495Jun

Today

Earth is more or less a forgotten relic, an echo of what it once was, a permanent reminder of what humanity collectively did to it. The majority of power now rests firmly in the hands of the corporations, with most people relegated to a life worse than that of mere pawns in their sprawling operations. The chasm between the elite and the rest of the world has never been so wide. Crime is rampant, an inevitable by-product of inequality and corporate neglect. The privileged few continue to thrive in isolated havens beyond the planet's decaying surface - new worlds, new stations - but even these exist only at a steep price. For those left behind, the stakes couldn’t be lower. But for those with the means to rise, the game is far from over. The rules may have changed, but the struggle for power persists in the shadows of humanity's former home.

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