Prototype bi-functional temperature and magnetic sensors based on graphene, placed in the 3D-printed holder seen at their centre. Graphene is the thinnest material known – possessing the thickness of a single atom but 200 times stronger than steel – with a reputation for versatility. Now an ESA-backed project has come up with yet another use for this ‘wonder stuff’, as the basis for a combined temperature and magnetism sensor. (Credit: AGP)
PARIS (ESA PR) — Graphene is the thinnest material known – possessing the thickness of a single atom but 200 times stronger than steel – and has a reputation for versatility. Now an ESA-backed project has come up with yet another use for this ‘wonder stuff’, as the basis for a combined temperature and magnetism sensor.
