Graphene is a single layer of carbon atoms attached to each other in a honeycomb pattern.
According to Columbia Professor James Hone, “It would take an elephant, balanced on a pencil, to break through a sheet of graphene the thickness of Saran Wrap.” It is approximately 200 times stronger than steel and is the strongest material know to man at this moment.
This is a true sci-fi material that has the potential for all sorts of real world applications, assuming that scientists can find a way to actually manufacture it at sizes greater than the microscopic.
A story about graphene-enhanced plastics can be found here.
, and a Next Big Future post about Graphene is here.
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