Nobel prize in physics for Russian scientists by Zivka Deleva

Researching the graphene with years has brought two Russian-born scientists that worked in England to the Nobel Prize in physics. I am not going to try and explain what this material is, but I am going to copy paste it from Wikipedia – “Graphene is a one-atom-thick planar sheet of sp2-bonded carbon atoms that are densely packed in a honeycomb crystal lattice. The name comes from graphite + -ene.” For those of you that understand the language of the physics, this explanation would be enough. Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov of the University of Manchester have proved that the graphene is the strongest material that man knows. It is thicker than a singl! e atom and some hundred times tougher than steel. Geim and Novoselov believe that this material might be utilized for making today’s computers even faster, lighter airplanes, better touch screens. I think that we can’t even imagine what are all the things that can be produced,if you have the graphene as a basis. The Russian scientists have isolated the material, by using a piece of Scotch tape. They have done the research during a six year period. "It has all the potential to change your life in the same way that plastics did. It is really exciting" - Geim, a Dutch citizen, said. By far, the graphene hasn't been used in the ordinary life. The anticipations are huge, but we should wait and see. Only some prototype electronic display screens and composite materials have been made. Geim and Novoselov are going to share 1.5 million dollar! I bow for that. Novoselov who is 36 only is the youngest Nobel winner since 1973. God bless such brainpower! !

by Zivka Deleva for Cantell TV (http://cantell.tv)

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