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Read a short article about graphene, the invention that got Nobel Prize in 2010

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On 27 November 1895, Alfred Nobel signed his last will and testament, giving the largest share of his fortune to a series of prizes, the Nobel Prizes. As described in Nobel's will, one part was dedicated to “the person who shall have made the most important discovery or invention within the field of physics”.

Two Russian scientists from the University of Manchester have been awarded this year's Nobel Prize in Physics following their pioneering research on Graphene, an exotic form of carbon that could revolutionise technology as we know it.

Graphene is a one-atom-thick sheet of carbon atoms that are packed in a honeycomb crystal structure which gives it its flexibility and its strength and has been hailed as the rockstar of the world of materials.

It has some interesting physical and electrical properties, like the fact that it is a good conductor of electricity while being almost transparent and being extremely strong.

Researchers expect graphene to be used in computer displays, solar panels, touch screens and even replace silicon in the production of super fast transistors and integrated circuits.

IBM, for example, has been able to produce graphene transistors that could toggle between states at 100GHz, which is roughly 20 times faster than the current champion, the 5.2GHz IBM z196 processor.

Scientists however are looking for more economic ways of producing the material on an industrial scale with even less waste than current techniques.

2) Visit the website given below, watch and listen to Willard S. Boyle’ s Nobel Speech about his invention

http://nobelprize.org/mediaplayer/index.php?id=1204


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