Graphene is the lightest, strongest, thinnest, best thermally and electrically conducting material ever discovered. It has countless multifunctional applications with the potential to revolutionize electric vehicle batteries, composites, supercapacitors, sensors, 3D printing, energy storage, medicine, construction, solar cells, and much more. It is the genesis of the modern boom in advanced materials science. Engineers believe graphene, a “super-material”, is one of the most disruptive materials of all time.
Graphene Attributes
Strength (150 million psi) – 200x stronger than steel
Flexibility – highly bendable
Durability – Extends durability, reduces weight
Ultra-thin – 1 million times thinner than a sheet of paper
Lightweight – a 1 gram sheet would cover a soccer field
Heat conductivity – best material for conducting heat
Electrical conductivity – nearly perfect conductor
Electronic properties – electrons move through graphene at close to the speed of light
Invisibility – transmit 97% of light (window = 80%-90%)
Impermeability – enables water filtration & purification