Can you reinvent the wheel? Scientists synthesized a new kind of graphene - Interesting Engineering

For more than a decade, scientists have attempted to synthesize graphyne, a new form of carbon. Now, a team of researchers from the University of Colorado Boulder has finally succeeded.

We've all heard of graphene, the wonder material that can strengthen roads, as well as space habitats, and that may one day make space elevators possible. But what of graphyne? Until recently, the m… [+3392 chars]

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