Thanks. But I still don't get why you can't feel it. I read that theoretically a single sheet of graphene can support the weight of a cat over a big enough surface area. Does that mean the cat would look like it's floating in midair? If you can't feel it, can you put your hand straight through it? If so, how is it possible that it supports weight?Originally Posted by chemist
1) It is one atom thick, so you can't feel it or be cut by it.
2) It is one atom thick, so you can't visibly spray it.
3) It is one atom thick, so you need an electron microscope to view it.
graphene monolayer monocrystals are harder to make than 22nm silicon wafers.
There is a lot of pseudo science (notably on you tube) about graphite claiming graphene properties which probably makes it hard to find the answers anywhere.
Though you might even have some unusable bits on your barbeque, top or bottom.
In the 22nd Century they will probably laugh at how little we knew about carbon.
(And all the things you want to do will probably be possible, when it cuts and reflects like diamonds, semi-conducts better than silicon, is thinner and stronger than carbon fibre, and will be as easy to use as spraying in any thickness or shape. And also make long lasting powerful small capacitors to replace batteries).
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