{"id":1452,"date":"2014-06-01T16:02:00","date_gmt":"2014-06-02T00:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alliancedigitalstudios.com\/cgi-bin\/blog\/1969\/12\/31\/bend-it-charge-it-dunk-it-graphene-the-material-of-tomorrow\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T10:19:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T18:19:11","slug":"bend-it-charge-it-dunk-it-graphene-the-material-of-tomorrow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alliancedigitalentertainment.com\/cgi-bin\/blog\/2014\/06\/01\/bend-it-charge-it-dunk-it-graphene-the-material-of-tomorrow\/","title":{"rendered":"Bend It, Charge It, Dunk It: Graphene, the Material of Tomorrow"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/graphics8.nytimes.com\/images\/2014\/04\/14\/business\/14bits-disrupt\/14bits-disrupt-tmagArticle.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Graphene is the strongest, thinnest material known to exist. A form of carbon, it can conduct electricity and heat better than anything else. And get ready for this: It is not only the hardest material in the world, but also one of the most pliable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Only a single atom thick, it has been called the wonder material.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Graphene could change the electronics industry, ushering in flexible devices, supercharged quantum computers, electronic clothing and computers that can interface with the cells in your body.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Link to original article found here: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-the-new-york-times wp-block-embed-the-new-york-times\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" title=\"Bend It, Charge It, Dunk It: Graphene, the Material of Tomorrow\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/svc\/oembed\/html\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbits.blogs.nytimes.com%2F2014%2F04%2F13%2Fbend-it-charge-it-dunk-it-graphene-the-material-of-tomorrow%2F#?secret=xYYa33Tcs5\" data-secret=\"xYYa33Tcs5\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><i>Director Ben Chiu, envisioned clear electronics like this tablet (tablets didn&#8217;t exist at the time either) in the movie MindScans. (See the screen shot below.)<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alliancedigitalstudios.com\/movies\/mindscans\/press\/MindScansS74e.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><i>Watch MindScans to see what else Ben and author Steven L. Kent predict for us in our near future.<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-amazon wp-block-embed-amazon\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"MindScans\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"840\" height=\"550\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"clipboard-write\" style=\"max-width:100%\" src=\"https:\/\/read.amazon.com\/kp\/card?asin=B00BEMH2F4\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<i>\n<\/i>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><i>-Vic<br>\n<br><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Graphene is the strongest, thinnest material known to exist. A form of carbon, it can conduct electricity and heat better than anything else. And get ready for this: It is not only the hardest material in the world, but also one of the most pliable. 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