What is 3D Graphene?
Graphene is one of the strongest materials known to man, but so far it hasn't lent itself to practical use because it is extremely thin. However, researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) said they had designed a 3D version of the material by compressing and fusing flakes of graphene, a two-dimensional form of carbon. One of the variants of the lightweight material is only 5 per cent as dense as steel, but 10 times stronger. The scientists, reporting their work in the journal, Science Advances , also said that creation of the new porous, 3D form had less to do with the material itself and more to do with the unusual geometric configuration employed. This could lead to more lighter, stronger materials with similar geometric features.
