Dear MEL
Topic Readers,
Are we
one step closer to being able to use the world's strongest material?
Graphene.
This next generation super substance is very tough. It is expected to replace
steel to sustain the structure of buildings or bridges or carbon fiber that is
used in automobiles and airplanes. Also, because of the flexibility and thin
layer, it is an ideal material for computer or smartphone screens. The inventor
of this super substance was rewarded Nobel Prize in Physics in 2010 and many
patents have been filed for numbers of applications ever since. While the
potential of graphene is promising, none of such dreams has been realized yet because
of the nature of this material that stays in two-dimensional structure, and the
cost. However, researchers at MIT have designed a new material to bring this
dream into practice.
Enjoy
reading and thinking what the buildings or smartphones will be like 10 years
from now.
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