What is important about graphene is the new physics it has delivered. Andre Geim delivergrapheneimportant Change image and share on social
Ernest Rutherford's 1908 Nobel Prize in Chemistry wasn't given for the nuclear power station - he wouldn't have survived that long - it was given for showing how interesting atomic physics could be. Andre Geim atomicchemistryerne Change image and share on social
When people are thinking, we are quite inventive animals. Andre Geim animalinventivepeople Change image and share on social
The consequences of a lack of new knowledge is decades of stagnation: the next generation will be poorer than this one. Andre Geim consequencedecadegeneration Change image and share on social
The 'Friday sessions' refer to something that you're not paid for and not supposed to do during your professional life. Curiosity-driven research. Something random, simple, maybe a bit weird - even ridiculous. Without it, there are no discoveries. Andre Geim bitecuriositydiscovery share on social
