Atom experiment scientists win Nobel Prize

Two British-based scientists shared the Nobel Prize in physics today for "groundbreaking experiments" with an atom-thin material expected to play a large role in electronics.

Two British-based scientists shared the Nobel Prize in physics today for "groundbreaking experiments" with an atom-thin material expected to play a large role in electronics.

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences nominated Russians Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov, who are both linked to universities in Britain, for experiments with graphene, a flake of carbon that is only one atom thick.

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