The New York Times
Tue, October 05, 2010 -- 6:04 AM ET
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Two Scientists Win Nobel Prize in Physics for Work on Ultra-Thin Material
The 2010 Nobel Prize for Physics was won by two scientists
for their work on a revolutionary ultra-thin material called
graphene, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced on
Tuesday.
Andre K. Geim and Konstantin S. Novoselov, both scientists at
the University of Manchester in England, shared the award for
their development of a form of carbon that is only one atom
thick. In their announcement of the prize, the Academy said
that "carbon in such a flat form has exceptional properties
that originate from the remarkable world of quantum physics."
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