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Graphene

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From pencil to high-speed internet: graphene is a modern wonder

It inspired the 2010 Nobel Prize in Physics. It’s the best thermal conductor we know of. It’s a crystal stiffer than diamond, but able to stretch by 20% of its length, and can carry a current density…

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Graphene foam detects explosives better

Graphene foam can outperform leading commercial gas sensors in detecting potentially dangerous and explosive chemicals, according…