the.com/graphene
Pencil lead, peeled to a single atom, suddenly stronger than steel.
means A one-atom-thick sheet of carbon arranged in a hexagonal honeycomb, exceptionally strong and conductive.
from Coined in 1987 from graphite plus -ene, the chemical suffix for carbon double bonds; isolated in 2004 with sticky tape.
Nobel tapeWon 2010 Physics by peeling graphite with adhesive tape.
Stupidly strongAbout 200 times stronger than steel by weight.
InvisibleOne atom thick yet absorbs visible light.
Speedy electronsConducts electricity faster than copper at room temperature.