632262 external_news 1581363003 1583774961 With its single layer of carbon atoms, graphene is at least 100 times stronger than steel, ultra-light, as stretchy as rubber, and the best heat conductor in the world. But the supply of graphene has been limited by the painstaking processes used for producing it in the lab. A new study shows that a split-second, ultra-hot flash of electricity focused on any item containing carbon can also produce graphene. Georgia Tech researcher Claire Berger commented on the usefulness of this new technology.

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