It’s been hailed as a miracle material that could cure serious illnesses, transform plane travel and make sea water drinkable.
Graphene, the purest form of carbon, is 200 times stronger than steel, harder than diamonds and the world’s thinnest material. On top of all that it’s also the best electrical conductor known to Man.
For years, scientists have studied its astonishing properties, many of which were revealed in the Mail last week, but big companies are only just starting to cash in.
Samsung, Airbus and drug maker GlaxoSmithKline are scrambling to harness it to create futuristic new products.
From phone screens that bend to graphene-coated vehicles that appear invisible on radar and tiny implants that cure debilitating diseases, a host of innovations could change our lives.
Graphene is rapidly being developed by companies for all sorts of products and applications — and that could result in significant industries in the future, says James Baker, of the National Graphene Institute, a research division of the University of Manchester, which is working to develop the material for use in industry.
