A team of scientists at Advanced Science Research Centre at the City University of New York has developed wonder material that is so hard that it can stop speeding bulet and as flexible as tinfoil . The scientists have named this very very thin material as diamene.
According to scientists on impact from any fast-moving or heavy object, this graphene material becomes harder than diamond. That means when a bullet touches the bullet-proof graphene suit the suit becomes a hard diamond plate and absorbs all the impact.
-Diamene is made using two layers of graphene. the world’s first two-dimensional material which is just one atom thick, a million times thinner than human hair.
-Such a substance could be used for anything from water-resistant protective coatings to ultra-light bulletproof armour.
What is Graphene?
-Graphene is a single atomic layer of carbon atoms bound in a hexagonal network. It not only promises to revolutionize semiconductor, sensor, and display technology, but could also lead to breakthroughs in fundamental quantum physics research.
- It is the world’s first 2D material. It was first isolated in 2004.
- It is ultra-light yet immensely tough.
- It is 200 times stronger than steel, but it is incredibly flexible.
- It is the thinnest material possible as well as being transparent.
- It is a superb conductor and can act as a perfect barrier – not even helium can pass through it.
