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Scientists Just Made a Lightbulb That’s One Atom Thick

Breakthrough

By creating a filament bright enough to be seen by the naked eye, scientists may have finally found a use for graphene—and it could change the future of computers.

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It’s a finding that may change the way computers function in the coming decade.

Scientists at Columbia University have created a graphene filament that glows bright enough to be visible to the naked eye.

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