Happy birthday to Konstantin Novoselov.
Together with Andre Geim, Novoselov produced the material graphene in 2004. They usually used Fridays to discover and explore things that they didn't have time to experiment with during their research projects. They then had access to the lab but also had the freedom to experiment and explore areas others might find a bit strange. One of these Fridays they started experimenting with graphite and tape and managed to produce the new material graphene.
After successfully producing graphene, Novoselov and Geim mapped its properties: incredibly thin but still incredibly strong, good heat and electrical conductivity, almost entirely transparent yet very dense. Graphene has created new possibilities within materials technology and electronics.
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