Graphene Could be Used for Connections to The Internet Ten Times Faster Than Currently
by A team of scientists at the University of Manchester have discovered a method of using graphene, the thinnest material in the world with just one atom thick, to transmit data through an optical system at speeds dozens of times higher than today.
A team of scientists at the University of Manchester have discovered a method of using graphene, the thinnest material in the world with just one atom thick, to transmit data through an optical system at speeds dozens of times higher than today.
Graphene consists of a two-dimensional arrangement of carbon atoms, disposed in a hexagonal network. The material is currently the best conductor of electricity and heat known to man and is 100 times stronger than steel.
The team, which includes Nobel Prize laureates in Physics and last year, Andre Geim and Kostya Novoselov, discoverers miracle material, invented a method of using graphene in components that convert light into electricity, with applications in fiber optic communication technologies and development of solar panels.
Graphene, which alone absorbs only 3% of the light you reach, was combined with a series of micro-metallic structures, which have increased power absorption considerably, making it not only viable, but ultra-efficient in light capture and conversion.
The researchers told Reuters that the new discovery will have commercial applications in the future with the development of new manufacturing technologies in large scale graphene.
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