# Graphene: the impressive 2D material full of potential

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED@BCG Berlin
- Speaker: Mikael Fogelstrom
- Year: 2014
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Engineering
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/mikael_fogelstrom_graphene_the_impressive_2d_material_full_of_potential)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Graphene is often called the "material of superlatives" because so much about it is extreme. Made of a single layer of carbon atoms, it is the thinnest structure ever (it is actually 2D). It is impermeable, stronger than diamond, and the best thermal conductor found to date. Mikael Fogelstrom, head of the Graphene Institute at Chalmers University, explains graphene's chemical structure, its potential applications, and why this might just catapult us into the next Carbon Age.

## Lectures

1. [Graphene: the impressive 2D material full of potential](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/mikael_fogelstrom_graphene_the_impressive_2d_material_full_of_potential/cf14a0dedc2a), 12 min (TED's player)