Exploring ‘Flatland’s’ Future during Materials Week at Warwick

Authors

  • Alex Marsden Microscopy Group, Department of Physics, University of Warwick
  • Alexander James Marsden Department of Physics, University of Warwick

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31273/eirj.v3i2.138

Keywords:

materials science, Materials Week, Warwick, graphene, 2D materials, Konstantin Novoselov

Abstract

Materials have been at the heart of humankind’s development since our beginning. Recently, a new family of materials have emerged that promise to revolutionise our technologies. These are materials that are only one atom thick, truly two-dimensional. From 1 to 5 of February 2016, Warwick hosted Materials Week, which brought together students, researchers, and the public to discuss materials research at Warwick. This critical reflection piece looks at the events in Materials Week that focused on the emerging field of 2D materials: a workshop to discuss 2D materials in composites and electrochemistry; a colloquium by Professor Jonathan Coleman, a leader in the production of 2D materials; and finally a lecture from Professor Sir Konstantin Novoselov, one of the two researchers who won the Nobel Prize in Physics for having started the 2D revolution.

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Published

2016-04-30

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Critical Reflections