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World's First Single-Atom-Thick Fabric

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the barely-there dept.

neutron_p writes "Researchers at The University of Manchester have made the world's first single-atom-thick fabric, which reveals the existence of a new class of materials and may lead to computers made from a single molecule. They call it graphene, because it's 'webbed' by extraction of individual planes of carbon atoms from graphite crystal. The nanofabric belongs to the family of fullerene molecules, which were discovered during the last two decades, but is the first two-dimensional fullerene."

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  1. Re:Neato by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    fuck Michael Simms up the ass as he reads out loud proto-marxist propaganda and lectures you on the utopia of a shithole like France.

  2. Terrorists? by achew22 · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    If this material is sharp, and durable enough to cut, wouldn't this be a hazzard to us.... and what if terrorists got the "bright" idea to use this stuff to attack america, what kind of security would they put in place at airports?

    Security Guard: Mrs. Anderson, I'm going to have to ask you to take off your shirt...

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    Sincerely,
    Andrew Allen
  3. Re:Can it cut things? by NanoGator · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    "Well, I try. It's really up to her though."

    You sure she's a she?

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    "Derp de derp."
  4. Re:Good idea for better sex - molecule condoms! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    P3N15 3NL4RG3M3N7 ... talk about targeted advertising.