An Electronic Heat Shield Just 10 Atoms Thick (IMAGE)

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An Electronic Heat Shield Just 10 Atoms Thick

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This greatly magnified image shows four layers of atomically thin materials that form a heat-shield just two to three nanometers thick, or roughly 50,000 times thinner than a sheet of paper.

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National Institute of Standards and Technology

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