2010 Nobel Prize in Physics: Background Information and a Statement by AIP Executive Director and CEO
Tuesday, October 5, 2010 - 11:00
in Astronomy & Space
THE 2010 NOBEL PRIZE IN PHYSICS will be awarded to Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov of the University of Manchester, U.K. for their pioneering work with graphene, a single-atom-thick sheet of carbon. Discovered in 2004 by Geim and his colleagues, graphene is an extraordinary and versatile material.