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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:

Monday, May 7, 2012

New Graphene Centre Laboratory in Bath

The University of Bath is opening a new Graphene Centre Laboratory including the ability to build Graphene structures one atom at a time.


  The new laboratory, officially opened by our Vice-Chancellor Professor Dame Glynis Breakwell on Tuesday 1 May, forms part of the Centre for Graphene Science, which brings together expertise at the Universities of Bath and Exeter. Professor Simon Bending from the University's Department of Physics said: "Graphene is a remarkable material made of a single layer of carbon atoms. Combining high strength, transparency and flexibility with excellent electrical and thermal conductivity, it has many potential applications."
Building atomic structures an atom at a time could be one of the great achievements of our time, there has long been talk of  atomic scale robots for medical use. Perhaps when Skynet finally does take over it won't be with large humanoid robots, but instead by microscopic death machines.

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