Engineers Prove Graphene is the Strongest Material

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A representation of a diamond tip with a two nanometer radius indenting into a single atomic sheet of graphene.
A representation of a diamond tip with a two nanometer radius indenting into a single atomic sheet of graphene.
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Research scientists at Columbia University’s Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science have achieved a breakthrough by proving that the carbon material graphene is the strongest material ever measured.


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