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Manchester physicist wins science award

circuit-boardAndre Geim, a physicist at the University of Manchester, has been awarded the €750,000 Körber European Science Award for 2009.

Geim, who will officially be presented the award in Hamburg this Friday, helped develop graphene, a two-dimensional crystal made of carbon atoms with the potential to revolutionise microelectronics.

Geim has already succeeded in using graphene to develop a prototype transistor that is 10 times smaller than traditional transistors.

The Körber European Science Award is presented annually by the Körber Foundation to recognise scientists working in Europe for outstanding scientific achievement in future-looking research projects.

Published by:

Dan Ilett

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