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Graphene : the superstrong, superthin, and superversatile material that will revolutionize the world / Les Johnson and Joseph Meany.
What if you discovered an infinitesimally thin material capable of conducting electricity, able to suspend millions of times its own weight, and yet porous enough to filter the murkiest water? And what if this incredible substance is created from the same element that fills the common pencil? That's graphene--a flat, two-dimensional, carbon-based molecule with a single sheet measuring only one atom thick. With a wide range of promising applications--from medical sensors to smart-phones and building material ten times stronger than steel--this revolutionary and highly adaptable substance is one of the most exciting developments in materials science in recent decades.--p.4 of cover
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- ISBN: 9781633883253
- ISBN: 1633883256
- Physical Description: 269 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Publisher: Amherst, New York : Prometheus Books, 2018.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Discovery and controversy. Carbon, carbon, everywhere! -- What happened to the other carbon miracle materials? -- The discovery of graphene -- Infiltrating our lives. A miracle material waiting to burst forth -- Coming soon to a store near you? Or, so what? -- Graphene supercharged -- Winners and losers. Disruption -- Obstacles -- What's next? Graphene in space! -- Graphene cybernetic organisms -- Using the rest of the table. |
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