Tape dispenser and Scotch sticky tape

Made:
2000-2004
tape dispenser and scotch tape. In 2004 Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov found a reliable and cheap method for

Buy this image as a print 

Buy

License this image for commercial use at Science and Society Picture Library

License

Buy this image as a print 

Buy

License this image for commercial use at Science and Society Picture Library

License

Buy this image as a print 

Buy

License this image for commercial use at Science and Society Picture Library

License

tape dispenser and scotch tape. In 2004 Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov found a reliable and cheap method for
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Tape dispenser and Scotch tape. In 2004 at the University of Manchester, Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov found a reliable and cheap method for obtaining monolayer graphene flakes from graphite, using this tape dispenser. The pair were awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 2010 for 'groundbreaking experiments regarding the two-dimensional material graphene'.

Details

Category:
Scientific Instruments & Research
Object Number:
Y2011.25.3
Materials:
adhesive, metal (unknown) and plastic (unidentified)
Measurements:
Overall: 113 mm x 80 mm x 205 mm,
type:
laboratory apparatus
credit:
Gift of Professor Konstantin Novoselov