Just mix some graphite powder with dish soap in a blender--and voila: graphene.
Graphene has been hailed as the wonder material that could revolutionize the electronics industry. It is among the lightest materials in the world, just an atom thick, but is 100 times stronger than steel. Commercial facilities have had trouble producing graphene at scale. Now, scientists in Ireland have discovered a way to create the material using common kitchen ingredients, a technique that could potentially produce graphene much faster than current methods.