The Graphene Revolution: The Weird Science of the Ultra-Thin

by Brian Clegg

Book Overview

In 2003, Russian physicists Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov found a way to produce graphene - the thinnest substance in the world - by using sticky tape to separate an atom-thick layer from a block of graphite.

Their efforts would win the 2010 Nobel Prize for Physics, and now the applications of graphene and other 'two-dimensional' substances form a worldwide industry.

Graphene is far stronger than steel, a far better...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1785783769
• ISBN13: 9781785783760
• Release Date: July 2018
• Publisher: Icon Books
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 7.7"