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Graphene consists of a single layer of carbon atoms

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This theoretical miracle material is incredibly strong and absurdly conductive. Unfortunately, manufacturing it on a commercial scale is so relentlessly difficult that its primary use is strictly staying inside academic laboratories.

Graphene consists of a single layer of carbon atoms
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