There is been always new inventions throughout the history and some inventions changes ages. In our modern era, silicon, concrete and stainless steel were indispensable and very vital materials. In addition to those materials, there are new type of materials which are made of single-layer atoms and they have very big potential for the future. They are also called as two-dimensional materials or in other words 2D. They are called as for instance carbon (graphene), boron (borophene) and hexagonal boron nitride (aka white graphene), germanium (germanene), silicon (silicene), phosphorous (phosphorene) and tin (stanene). Theoretically, there is a possibility to synthesize new materials but they are not made yet.
We call it a revolution in science. Those two dimensional monolayer materials were first introduced by two scientists who won the Nobel Prize. The product is called as 2-D graphene. It is harder than diamond. It is tougher and stronger than steel. It is thin, translucent, lighter than almost anything. It is flexible. It conducts electric faster than copper. It is also water resistant except water vapor, because substances of the vapor pass through its molecular structure.
Graphene was more expensive than gold when it was introduced but thanks to new production technologies, its price started to drop. Now this material is enough cheap to be used in water filters and in water purification plants. Furthermore, along with the decreases in the price of graphene, it is thought to be implemented in road paving substances as well as concrete of structures to clean city air. Because aside from its other benefits, this material eits carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxides from air.
This material is also planned to use for 3D printers. Graphene, for instance, may be used to create flexible sensors. Also, when mixed with polymers, it will be possible to produce lighter plane wings or tires. Graphene is also combined with hexagonal boron nitride to improve lithium-ion batteries. There will be less charging times, more batter life, less weight by this invention.
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References:
- http://www.2-dtech.com/
- https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/06/two-dimensional-materials
This material has also a high potential in manufacturing thinner lighter faster electronics in the near future.
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