Graphene

This year's noble prize for science was awarded to 2 Russian Scientists who invented "Graphene". What is Graphene ? Its basically a new kind of material that " is stronger and stiffer than diamond, yet can be stretched by a quarter of its length, like rubber. Its surface area is the largest known for its weight.”

Apparently its going to replace the materials we use in electronics due to its superconductivity. Course my understand is that the next step in electronics is to calculate on the molecular level. So this might not be a leap forward so much as a shoring up of what we have.

update : I wanted to add that graphene is the same compound found in pencils. Graphene is one strip of graphite that is cut so thin that it literally is 2 dimensional. Without a 3rd dimension to consider the electrons move around much quicker, granting graphene excellent properties for conducting electricity.