A Miracle Material Just Defied a Law of Physics

By Darren Orf – Popular Mechanics

First produced in 2004 by scientists Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov (who won the Nobel Prize in Physics for their efforts in 2010), graphene—a two-dimensional material made of carbon atoms—has since been described as “magic” and a “wonder material” for being both stronger than steel and a better conductor than copper. Two decades on, graphene is finally finding its way into a variety of industries, and will likely play a central role in future technologies.