How To Make Graphene
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Picture this: you are thrown into a dingy room and told "you can't leave until you havecreated the thinnest material known to man." Not only that, it must also be the strongest,the best thermal conductor and as good at conducting electricity as copper.I know, it sounds hopeless.But luckily, you know something about nanotechnology. You know, really really tiny devices and materialsthat are less than 100 nanometers in size. Of course I don't have to tell you a nanometeris a billionth of a meter. That's roughly the size of ten atoms.But how do you create something that tiny? It's time to embrace your inner MacGyver.You're gonna need a pencil, some scotch tape and a healthy dose of elbow grease.A pencil contains not lead but graphite, which c...
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Picture this: you are thrown into a dingy room and told "you can't leave until you havecreated the thinnest material known to man." Not only that, it must also be the strongest,the best thermal conductor and as good at conducting electricity as copper.I know, it sounds hopeless.But luckily, you know something about nanotechnology. You know, really really tiny devices and materialsthat are less than 100 nanometers in size. Of course I don't have to tell you a nanometeris a billionth of a meter. That's roughly the size of ten atoms.But how do you create something that tiny? It's time to embrace your inner MacGyver.You're gonna need a pencil, some scotch tape and a healthy dose of elbow grease.A pencil contains not lead but graphite, which c...
