2004 AD
Isolation of graphene
Materials & manufacturing · Technology · Industry
Isolating a single atomic layer of carbon opened the field of two-dimensional materials. Graphene combines unusual electrical and mechanical properties, but this record marks an experimental discovery, not already-demonstrated mass industrial adoption.
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- Start
- year · no uncertainty qualifier in this record
- Calendar and convention
- Historical-era years; the source calendar is not identified. No conversion of days is assumed.
- Year zero
- The scale goes from 1 BCE to 1 CE without year zero. Changing era names changes labels only.
- Documentary review
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Source provenance and scope
- Publication date
- 2010-10-05
- What this date describes
- The cited source or edition; it may postdate the historical event.
- Bibliographic date checked
- 2026-09-23
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