Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Nobel physics prize for ultrathin carbon discovery

The economic and social impact of this discovery could be substantial.

University of Manchester professors Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov used Scotch tape to isolate graphene, a form of carbon only one atom thick but more than 100 times stronger than steel, and showed it has exceptional properties, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said.

Source: news.yahoo.com

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