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Revolutionizing Technology: Exploring the Limitless Applications of Graphene

Graphene is the ultimate 2D material and the strongest, thinnest and most versatile material ever discovered. It is an allotrope of carbon consisting of hexagonal arrangement of carbon atoms, just one atom thick – about 100,000 times thinner than a human hair. Graphene exhibits unique mechanical, electrical and optical properties that promise to revolutionize technology in many fields. Graphene was first isolated in 2004 by Andre Geim and Kostya Novoselov at the University of Manchester, UK, who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2010 for their discovery. Since then, graphene research has exploded, attracting interest from academia, industry and government alike. Although graphene is still in its early stages of commercialization, it has already demonstrated the potential to transform various sectors, from electronics to energy, from healthcare to aerospace, from clothing to construction, and beyond. This article provides an overview of the properties, applications and challenges of gr...