graphene

noun

graph·ene ˈgra-ˌfēn

: an extremely electrically conductive form of elemental carbon that is composed of a single flat sheet of carbon atoms arranged in a repeating hexagonal lattice

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Another experimental material, described this month in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, combines graphene (a one-atom-thick sheet of carbon) with chitosan, a sugar found in shrimp shells. —

Ben Guarino, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2024 Twenty years later, graphene is finally making its way into batteries, sensors, semiconductors, air conditioners, and even headphones. —

Emily Mullin, WIRED, 26 Sep. 2024 Loading your audio article Corsair turned heads last year with its Virtuoso Pro, a new wired headset that featured 50mm graphene drivers. —

Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2024 Following graphene’s discovery in 2004, 45,000 academic papers mentioning the material were published between 2005 and 2009, according to Google Scholar. —

Chris Stokel-Walker, WIRED, 9 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for graphene