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Silicene discovered: Single-layer silicon that could beat graphene to market
• http://www.extremetech.com, By Sebastian AnthonyNumerous research groups around the world are reporting that they have created silicene, a one-atom-thick hexagonal mesh of silicon atoms — the silicon equivalent of graphene.