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Edison may have unknowingly created graphene with his 1879 light bulb

According to new research from Rice University, while Edison’s goal was simply to create a longer-lasting electric lamp, the ...
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Scientists replicated Edison’s 1879 light bulb experiments and uncovered something unexpected

A team of scientists has replicated one of Thomas Edison's early experiments from his quest to make the lightbulb, but with ...
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Did Edison Make a 'Wonder Material' 125 Years Before Its Official Creation?

Inventor Thomas Edison is known for being ahead of his time, and a new study could add another notch to his overachieving ...
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Edison’s 1879 light bulb may have accidentally produced graphene, scientists say

Researchers in the US have uncovered evidence suggesting that Thomas Edison may have accidentally ...

Edison's 1879 bulb experiments may have unintentionally produced graphene

What do Thomas Edison and 2010 Nobel Prize in physics winners Konstantin Novoselov and Andre Geim have in common? According ...