World’s thinnest gold ‘just two ATOMS thick’ created in lab – and it’s a million times thinner than a finger nail
The “world’s thinnest gold” is one million times thinner than a fingernail – and is so thin, it’s technically regarded as “two dimensional”. This image shows a gold “nanosheet” that is just two atoms thick The official measurement is 0.47 nanometres, made possible because the gold is made up of just two atoms sitting on top of each other. This revolutionary material could be used to create new Technology and speed up industrial processes, according to its creators at the University of Leeds. “Gold nanoparticles are used to speed up chemical reactions,” researcher Dr Sunjie Ye told The Sun. “This ultra-thin gold could be used in new medical devices that test for the early signs of disease or illness. This image from an electron microscope shows how the atoms of the gold nanosheet arranged themselves into a “highly organised” lattice pattern “It could also have uses in tran...