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		Move over graphene, silicene is the new star material (newscientist.com)
		2 points by rocco on April 30, 2012 \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 1 comment

skykooler on April 30, 2012 [–]

As I understand it, they haven't even tested it to confirm that it has similar properties to graphene - they've only predicted them. And they have no way to manufacture silicene yet, while graphene is easy to make with scotch tape.

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