Edison’s 1879 light bulb may have accidentally produced graphene, scientists say
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Rice University researchers recreated Thomas Edison's 1879 carbon-filament light bulb experiments and discovered that the electrical heating process accidentally produced turbostratic graphene, a valuable "miracle material" not officially identified until 2004. The team found that Edison's carbon filaments transformed into graphene under conditions similar to modern flash Joule heating methods used today.
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