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  • The Graphene Revolution

  • The Weird Science of the Ultra-Thin
  • By: Brian Clegg
  • Narrated by: Alister Austin
  • Length: 3 hrs and 53 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (5 ratings)

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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 conductor than any metal, and able to act as a molecular sieve to purify water. Electronic components made from graphene are a fraction of the size of silicon microchips and can be both flexible and transparent, making it possible to build electronics into clothing, produce solar cells to fit any surface or even create invisible, temporary tattoos that monitor your health.

Ultra-thin materials give us the next big step forward since the transistor revolutionised electronics. Get ready for the graphene revolution.
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An excellent overview

A very well researched and written book into the amazing field of the ultra-thin especially graphene.

The author doesn't take anything as assumed required knowledge and covers the basics needed in order to better understand. The historical background as well a prediction of the future in the field are also well explained.

I found myself listening over and over to certain chapters and got more from each listen.

A pdf of images to accompany the text would have been very useful.

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