The Graphene Revolution, Brian Clegg
The Graphene Revolution, Brian Clegg
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The Graphene Revolution
The Weird Science of the Ultra-thin

Author: Brian Clegg

Narrator: Steven Crossley

Unabridged: 4 hr 19 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/10/2021

Synopsis

In 2003, Russian physicists Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov found a way to produce graphene—the thinnest substance in the world—by using sticky tape to separate an atom-thick layer from a block of graphite. Their efforts would win the 2010 Nobel Prize for Physics, and now the applications of graphene and other two-dimensional substances form a worldwide industry. Graphene is far stronger than steel, a far better conductor than any metal, and able to act as a molecular sieve to purify water. Electronic components made from graphene are a fraction the size of silicon microchips and can be both flexible and transparent, making it possible to build electronics into clothing, produce solar cells to fit any surface, or even create invisible temporary tattoos that monitor your health. Ultra-thin materials give us the next big step forward since the transistor revolutionized electronics. Get ready for the graphene revolution.

About Brian Clegg

Brian Clegg is a popular-science writer whose Dice World and A Brief History of Infinity were both longlisted for the Royal Society Prize for Science Books. Also the author of Big Data, Gravitational Waves, The Graphene Revolution, and Quantum Computing for the Hot Science series, he has written for publications such as Nature, Physics World, The Times, The Observer, and BBC Focus.

About Steven Crossley

Steven Crossley is a multi-Earphones Award winner and twice-nominated Audie finalist who has narrated over two-hundred audiobooks. He graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London and has established an acting career on both sides of the Atlantic in theatre, television, film, and radio drama. A member of the internationally acclaimed company Complicite, he has performed with distinguished companies in New York and London.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Muhammad

The Graphene Revolution is a wonderful effort by Brian Clegg to present the things with a very different perspective. This book take its readers to dive into the world of very small to explore a whole new idea about the magic effects of quantum tunneling, van der Waals forces, and the supernatural m......more

Goodreads review by R

Working with graphene and getting all the related information through technically dense journal publications makes one prone to missing the forest for the trees. A well-written, well-paced, simply explained overview of what makes this stuff so incredibly exciting to work with is just what the Doctor......more

Goodreads review by Florin

Concise and informative. Recommended.......more

Goodreads review by Neil H

An exciting read. Chock-full of essentials to understand what creates the conditions and historical features and inventions that leads to the new wunderlust; Graphene. A carbon based miracle discovered as recently as 2004 and has sprouted advancing the many probabilities of its application, combinat......more

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