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Graphene may be the material that transforms the electronics game into something amazingly new for the 21st century–the Nobel Prize committee seems to agree, and has awarded the 2010 Physics prize to ...

STOCKHOLMSTOCKHOLM — Russian-born scientists Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov shared the Nobel Prize in physics Tuesday for “groundbreaking experiments” with an atom-thin material expected to play ...

The University of Manchester's Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov won the Nobel Prize in Physics for their research on the electronic and other properties of single-atom thick graphene, a form of ...

Russian-born scientists Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov shared the Nobel Prize in physics Tuesday for "groundbreaking experiments" with an atom-thin material expected to play a large role in ...

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Two Russian-born scientists shared the Nobel Prize in physics on Tuesday for "groundbreaking experiments'' with the thinnest, strongest material known to mankind, a carbon vital for the creation of ...

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As joint-winner of this year’s Nobel Prize for Physics - awarded for the creation of the 'wonder material' graphene - Andre Geim has become a 'poster boy' for the success of UK physics. In an ...

This is Morning Edition from NPR News. I'm Renee Montagne. STEVE INSKEEP, host: And I'm Steve Inskeep. We're another day into Nobel Prize season. The Nobel Prize for Physics has just been announced.

Russian-born scientists Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov shared the Nobel Prize in physics Tuesday for "groundbreaking experiments" with a new material expected to play a large role in electronics.