"The Future Has Arrived" — Dr. James Tour Addresses U.S. Congress on Graphene

Upon invitation by the United States Congress, Dr. James M. Tour, T.T. and W. F. Chao Professor of Chemistry at Rice University, served as witness on March 25, 2021, for the hearing on "Building Technologies Research for a Sustainable Future" in front of the Subcommittee on Energy of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science, Space, & Technology. VIDEO INDEX: 00:00 - Dr. Tour—"The Future Has Arrived" 00:29 - Rep. Jamaal Bowman—Opening Statement 05:50 - Rep. Randy Weber—Opening Statement 12:51 - Dr. Tour—Opening Statement 18:17 - Rep. Randy Weber asks how can research deliver applications for industry 19:44 - Dr. Tour—Application and Discovery should be in tandem 22:41 - Rep. Frank Lucas asks how to assist federal agencies in national laboratories be more effective partner to researchers 23:40 - Dr. Tour—National Labs Assistance, Intelligence Retention and the problem of "Brain Drain" 26:48 - Rep. Jim Baird asks how to get applied graphene technologies to rural and remote areas 28:12 - Dr. Tour—Rapid production rate; Collaboration; Recycling; Energy Savings, and Deployment with Large and Small Companies 30:38 - Rep. Mike Garcia asks about potential environmental risks 32:16 - Dr. Tour—Graphene in nature; Tour's group looking into solving PFAS problem Dr. James Tour's written statement to Congress is here: https://science.house.gov/imo/media/doc/Dr.%20Tour%20Testimony.pdf Publications: Paper—"Gram-scale bottom-up flash graphene synthesis": https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-1938-0 News Release from Rice News: http://news.rice.edu/2020/01/27/rice-lab-turns-trash-into-valuable-graphene-in-a-flash/ Science magazine by AAAS: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/01/electricity-turns-garbage-graphene Popular Mechanics: https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/design/a30681151/garbage-into-graphene/ Other witnesses present in this hearing: Dr. Nora Esram, Senior Director for Research at American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy Dr. Roderick Jackson, Laboratory Program Manager for Buildings Research at National Renewable Energy Laboratory Ms. Jacqueline Patterson, Director of Environmental and Climate Justice Program, NAACP Mr. Joseph Hagerman, Group Leader for Building Integration and Controls at Oak Ridge National Laboratory Original event link: https://science.house.gov/hearings/building-technologies-research-for-a-sustainable-future FAIR USE DISCLAIMER: This video is being used according to the doctrine of fair use. The purpose of this video is not for profit and is for educational purposes only. The posting of this excerpt is to aid in the distribution of its content and remains consistent with the intent of the publication by the U.S. House of Representatives, the U.S. House Committee on Science, Space, & Technology, and the U.S. Subcommittee on Energy. This excerpt video enhances public knowledge and does not negatively affect the U.S. House of Representatives, the U.S. House Committee on Science, Space, & Technology, and the U.S. Subcommittee on Energy. #JamesTour #Graphene #Congress #Energy If you found this helpful and a blessing to you or learned something new, please share and give this a like or thumbs up. And if you haven't already, please follow/like/subscribe, so you can stayed tuned in. God bless you. ~ http://drjamestour.org Website - http://jmtour.com Twitter - http://twitter.com/drjamestour Facebook - http://facebook.com/drjamestour LinkedIn - http://linkedin.com/in/drjamestour Instagram - http://instagram.com/drjamestour Snapchat - http://snapchat.com/add/drjamestour WeChat - @drjamestour