Graphene
On the record
- What happened
Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov of the University of Manchester won the Nobel Prize in Physics for their experiments on graphene.
- Why it matters
Mixed into plastics, it can make them conduct electricity and resist heat and wear. It could also lead to faster transistors and transparent touch screens.
Nobel Prize press release, 5 Oct 2010- How far from your life
Approved or on sale
Graphene is on step 4 of 5. You can get it now, though it may not be common yet.
- Source
“Geim and Novoselov extracted the graphene from a piece of graphite such as is found in ordinary pencils.”Nobel Prize press release, 5 Oct 2010
The bigger picture
More on Graphene
On step 4 of 5: Approved or on sale. Everything we track on it
- On saleCompany-reported
Ford said graphene would go into production by the end of 2018 in more than ten under-hood parts of the F-150 and Mustang. Less than half a percent of graphene cut noise by about 17%.
Ford, 9 Oct 2018