The newest form of gold created in a lab is the thickness of two atoms, according to a new study. It’s only 0.47 nanometers thick, which is one million times thinner than a human finger nail.

A single atom layer of gold: Researchers create goldene. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2024 / 04 / 240416115933.htm ...

Goldene is a gilded cousin of graphene, the iconic atom-thin material made of carbon that was discovered in 2004. Since then, scientists have identified hundreds more of these 2D materials .

Razor-thin crystalline film 'built atom-by-atom' gets electrons moving 7 ... seven times higher than in conventional semiconductors — with a material made from the same elements as quartz and gold.

Label Observation Conclusion; 1: Most of the alpha particles passed straight though. Most of the atom is empty space. 2: A small number, (1%), of the alpha particles were deflected if they got ...