Originally published July 30 2005
Science fiction-like materials discovered
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
University of Manchester scientists have discovered a class of one atom-thick materials that previously existed only in science fiction.
A team of British and Russian scientists led by Professor Andre Geim discovered a family of materials one atom thick and exhibiting properties that scientists never thought possible.
Not only are they ultra-thin, but, depending on circumstances, they can also be ultra-strong, highly insulating or highly conductive, thereby offering a wide range of properties for space-age engineers and designers, the researchers said.
Said Geim: "This discovery opens up practically infinite possibilities for applications which people have never even thought of yet.
... Like polymers, whose pervasiveness changed our everyday life forever, one-atom-thick materials could be used in a myriad of routine applications from clothing to computers."
Previously, it was thought such thin materials could not exist in principle, but the research team demonstrated they are not only possible, but fairly easy to make.
The findings are published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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