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The first Nobel Prize Ceremony, held in 1901 (via NobelPrize.org)
This morning, the 2010 Nobel Prize for physics was awarded to Russian-born scientists Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov for their work with graphene, a form of carbon that is just one atom thick. Graphene is the thinnest material ever to be discovered or extracted and also the strongest and most durable. The discovery of graphene will likely result in faster and higher quality electronics, including computers, custom radios, and touch screen items; in a statement to the press, Nobelprize.org also said that, in the future, cars, airplanes and satellites are likely to be constructed from graphene.
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