from discern on the SI board. mara's words..

"The metallurgy work is continuing longer as they are refining the processes ……which is one of the reasons we do metallurgical testing programs."

yes of course it's one of the reasons you do testing programs. who doesn't know that? but refinement is never ending. there's always a search for a better way. this delay doesn't make JJ or ZEN look good. ALWAYS over promising and under delivering on timelines. it's the ZEN way. there's never a problem with the product, just with the labwork. the product whether graphite or graphene is always the best. there's no doubt that JJ's report will be great, because it has to be great, because the product they're working with is great. just get us 'A' report! we know further improvement will always be sought. 

ZEN suffers from unmet timelines, not its product. i get the sense that the management team is sipping champaign rather than busting their butts to get the most done in as little time as possible. 

count me as pissed. we hire this great met guy, and he's so good he doesn't know how long it will take him to get his work done. someone grab his champaign glass.