Graphene Is One Atom Thick Yet 200 Times Stronger Than Steel
Formed by a single honeycomb-shaped layer of carbon atoms, graphene is one of the thinnest and strongest materials ever discovered.
⚛️ Scientific Finding
The Nobel Prize
Roughly how many times stronger is graphene than structural steel of the same thickness?
Geim and Novoselov used regular adhesive tape to peel single-atom-thick layers off graphite, winning the 2010 Nobel Prize.
⚛️ Science
Scientific Finding
Why / How?
Scientific Mechanism
In 2004, Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov isolated graphene using ordinary sticky tape to peel flakes off graphite. A single square-meter hammock of graphene could support a cat's weight while weighing less than one of the cat's whiskers.
Why It Matters
Geim and Novoselov used regular adhesive tape to peel single-atom-thick layers off graphite, winning the 2010 Nobel Prize.
