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Graphene is a one-atom-thick sheet of carbon. The discovery of graphene has been rewarded with Nobel Prize, in 2010 to Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov. It is real and has already been produced from graphite, the scale of production still remains the main restriction.

Most of the research is still at the early stage and graphene products have not yet reached the masses in commercial use, however there is a big push for investment into graphene.

Graphene, even though being the thinnest material ever, is super strong. Graphene may at first sound like science fiction, with all it's declared super attributes in many areas. Those include:

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Nanotech 2012 Conference will be in Santa Clara

If you're in Santa Clara from June 18th until the 21st - you're in for a treat. The Nanotech 2012 Conference will be happening with nearly two days of events covering the big-daddy of nanotech materials - Graphene. If the presentations aren't your taste then there is also a half day work shop on Graphene.

Unfortunately in the 2 weeks of this sites existence we have not made enough money to afford tickets (plane, conference or even meal), but we now have a goal for next years Nanotech 2013. Of course this is predicated on the doom sayers interpretation of the ending of the Mayan calendar being incorrect and that we will all be alive next year.

Perhaps the end of the Mayan calendar, and the start of the next age is really the start of the Graphene age of wonders.
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