The thinnest membrane technologically possible has been produced and it’s 100,000 times thinner than the diameter of a human hair. adafru.it/b110009 Science Daily has the scoop on the latest version of super thin graphene. A new nano-membrane made out of the ‘super material’ graphene is extremely light and breathable. Not only can this open the door to a new generation of functional waterproof clothing, but also to ultra-rapid filtration. The new membrane just produced is as thin as is technologically possible. Researchers have produced a stable porous membrane that is thinner than a nanometre. This is a 100,000 times thinner than the diameter of a human hair. The membrane consists of two layers of the much exalted “super material” graphene, a two-dimensional film made of carbon atoms, on which the team of researchers, led by Professor Hyung Gyu Park at the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering at ETH Zurich, etched tiny pores of a precisely defined size. Read more: adafru.it/b110009 #materials #wearables #graphene
Posted on: Mon, 21 Apr 2014 13:17:40 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015