CHINA DAILY: Light as a feather, stronger than steel

  • Andre Geim

    Press/Media: Expert comment

    Description

    In 2004, Andre Geim and his colleague Kostya Novoselow stumbled across the substance at the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom.

    The discovery would revolutionize the way people understand matter and win the Dutch-British physicist and Novoselow the 2010 Nobel Prize for Physics.

    "It is the thinnest material you can get－it is only one atom thick," Geim told the media. "A tiny amount can cover a huge area, so one gram could cover a whole football pitch.

    "It's the strongest material we are aware of because you can't slice it any further," he added.

    Period26 Sept 2017

    Media contributions

    1

    Media contributions

    • TitleLight as a feather, stronger than steel
      Media name/outletChina Daily
      Media typeWeb
      Country/TerritoryChina
      Date26/09/17
      DescriptionIn 2004, Andre Geim and his colleague Kostya Novoselow stumbled across the substance at the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom.

      The discovery would revolutionize the way people understand matter and win the Dutch-British physicist and Novoselow the 2010 Nobel Prize for Physics.

      "It is the thinnest material you can get－it is only one atom thick," Geim told the media. "A tiny amount can cover a huge area, so one gram could cover a whole football pitch.

      "It's the strongest material we are aware of because you can't slice it any further," he added.
      URLwww.chinadaily.com.cn/business/2017-09/26/content_32491472.htm
      PersonsAndre Geim
    View all 1
    View less

    Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms

    • Advanced materials

    Keywords

    • graphene