• Question: whats graphene

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      Asked by Cluny gals 4lyfe to Conor on 16 Nov 2016.
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        Conor Cullen answered on 16 Nov 2016:

        So graphene is a material made entirely of carbon atoms. Diamond and graphite (the lead in a pencil) are also made of carbon atoms but what is different is how they stick together. In graphene all the carbon atoms stick together in a long thin sheet that is only one atom thick, think of it as a piece of paper, being so thin gives it cool properties that make it really exciting to try and make new computers and screens and batteries and a bunch of other stuff out of it.

        Thanks for the question! 🙂

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