Physical Sciences Graphene: A Magic Material Carbon is the basic element of life, but it may soon become the basic element of the rest of the world as well. Graphite, the stable thermodynamic state of carbon under environmental conditions, has been studied and used by humankind for centuries. A single layer of graphite is called graphene and has a thickness of a billionth of a meter. Written by Areeba Iqbal 2021-03-132021-03-13 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked