This post was written by Isaac Delgass.
What is Graphene?
You’re likely familiar with graphite: the chalky gray material we often refer to as pencil lead. In recent years, graphite has been making headlines due to increased interest in its younger sibling: graphene, lauded as a supermaterial of the new age for properties that hold out the promise of novel technological feats. Graphene has the potential to replace silicon-based computer chips, improve the performance of touchscreens, realize ultra-sensitive biometric sensor devices, and even faster charging and increased storage capacity in batteries and capacitors. An early example of such technology is a cellphone case that extends the life of the phone’s battery by bleeding heat more efficiently. But more on this “nanocase” to come.