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13 hours ago · In 1961–1962, Hanns-Peter Boehm published a study of extremely thin flakes of graphite, and coined the term "graphene" for the hypothetical single-layer structure. This paper reports graphitic flakes that give an additional contrast equivalent of down to ~0.4 nm or 3 atomic layers of amorphous carbon. This was the best possible resolution for ...
13 hours ago · The sales of the record beat the largest sales in one week on vinyl since Nielsen started tracking vinyl sales in 1991. The sales record was previously held by Jack White who sold 40,000 copies of his second solo release, Lazaretto, on vinyl in 2014. In 2014, the sale of vinyl records was the only physical music medium with increasing sales ...
13 hours ago · Golden Gate Park is an urban park between the Richmond and Sunset districts of San Francisco, United States.It is the largest park in the city, containing 1,017 acres (412 ha), and the third-most visited urban park in the United States, with an estimated 24 million visitors annually.
- 1,017 acres (4.12 km²)
- Urban Park
- April 4, 1870; 153 years ago
13 hours ago · Players competing in a League of Legends tournament. Esports (/ ˈ iː s p ɔːr t s / ⓘ), short for electronic sports, is a form of competition using video games. Esports often takes the form of organized, multiplayer video game competitions, particularly between professional players, played individually or as teams.
13 hours ago · Chicago is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States.With a population of 2,746,388 in the 2020 census, it is the third-most populous city in the United States after New York City and Los Angeles.
- United States
- Illinois
- March 4, 1837; 186 years ago
13 hours ago · He coined the term "Gnomes of Zurich" to ridicule Swiss bankers for selling Britain short and pushing the pound sterling down by speculation. He conducted an inquiry into the Labour Party's organisation following its defeat in the 1955 general election ; its report compared Labour's organisation to an antiquated " penny farthing " bicycle, and ...
