Scientists Win Nobel for Atom-Thin Material

'Groundbreaking' work thought to have implications in electronics
By Newser Editors and Wire Services
Posted Oct 5, 2010 6:27 AM CDT
Scientists Win Nobel for Atom-Thin Material
Members of the Swedish Royal Academy of Sciences announce that Russian-born scientists Andre Geim, left on screen, and Konstantin Novoselov share the Nobel Prize in physics, Tuesday.   (AP)

Russian-born scientists Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov shared the Nobel Prize in Physics today for "groundbreaking experiments" with a new material expected to play a large role in electronics. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences cited Geim and Novoselov, who are both linked to universities in Britain, for experiments with graphene, a flake of carbon that is only one atom thick.

Experiments with graphene could lead to the development of new material and "the manufacture of innovative electronics," the citation said. "Since it is practically transparent and a good conductor, graphene is suitable for producing transparent touch screens, light panels and maybe even solar cells," the academy said. Geim, 51, is a Dutch national, while Novoselov, 36, holds British and Russian citizenship. Both are natives of Russia and started their careers in physics there. (More Nobel Prize stories.)

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