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May 24, 2011 ·
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Is graphene the new silicon?
By T.K. RandallMay 24, 2011 ·
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Pioneers of a new material believe it could have the same applications as silicon.
Although it's been touted as the next big thing by the Nobel prize winning pioneers of graphene, some scientists believe it might not replace silicon as readily as some would have us believing.Graphene has been touted as the "miracle material" of the 21st Century.
Said to be the strongest material ever measured, an improvement upon and a replacement for silicon and the most conductive material known to man, its properties have sent the science world - and subsequently the media - into a spin.
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