Graphene membrane stops Helium from passing through. Practically transparent. Hundreds of times thinner than a human hair but remained strong, flexible and easy to handle. Professor Geim added: "Helium gas is hard to stop. It slowly leaks even through a millimetre-thick window glass but our ultra-thin films completely block it.
Despite this, the researchers do not offer any immediate ideas for applications. I got one.
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