graphene

Definitions

1. Any polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon having the structure of part of a layer of graphite.
2. An arbitrarily large-scale, one-atom-thick layer of graphite, an allotrope of carbon, that has remarkable electric characteristics.

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“Graphene is the strongest, thinnest material known to exist⟳. A form⟳ of carbon, it can conduct electricity and heat better than anything else. And get⟳ ready for this: It is not only the hardest material in the world but also one of the most pliable. Only a single atom thick, it has been called the wonder⟳ material. Graphene could change⟳ the electronics industry, ushering in flexible devices, supercharged quantum computers, electronic clothing and computers that can interface with the cells in your body.”

“As a microbullet impacts the graphene, the diameter of the cone it creates – determined by later examination of the petals – provides a way to measure⟳ how much energy the graphene absorbs before breaking.”

“Graphene, which consists of monolayers of carbon atoms bonded in a repeating hexagonal pattern, is the thinnest known material. It was isolated in 2004 at the University of Manchester by Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov, who went on to win⟳ a Nobel prize for their discovery.”

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