Applying their technique, the team created sheets of five different metals just a few atoms thick, measuring a couple of hundred micrometres wide – remarkably large for a material so thin ...

Aluminium drinks cans make a great source of thin sheet metal which can be used for all manner of interesting projects, but it’s safe to say that retrieving a sheet of metal from a can is a ...

Chinese scientists have found a way to squeeze metals into ultra-thin sheets – no more ... Scientists have long known that 2D materials can show vastly different properties from their 3D ...