The biggest adventure is to move into an area in which you are not an expert. Sometimes I joke that I am not interested in doing re-search, only search. Andre Geim Read Quote
Graphene is a single plane of graphite that has to be pulled out of bulk graphite to show its amazing properties. Andre Geim Read Quote
Ernest Rutherford’s 1908 Nobel Prize in Chemistry wasn’t given for the nuclear power station – he wouldn’t have survived that long – it was given for showing how interesting atomic physics could be. Andre Geim Read Quote
I would say there are three important things about graphene. It’s two-dimensional, which is the best possible number for studying fundamental physics. The second thing is the quality of graphene, which stems from its extremely strong carbon-carbon bonds. And finally, the system is also metallic. Andre Geim Read Quote
The ‘Friday sessions’ refer to something that you’re not paid for and not supposed to do during your professional life. Curiosity-driven research. Something random, simple, maybe a bit weird – even ridiculous. Without it, there are no discoveries. Andre Geim Read Quote
The consequences of a lack of new knowledge is decades of stagnation: the next generation will be poorer than this one. Andre Geim Read Quote
Human progress has always been driven by a sense of adventure and unconventional thinking. Andre Geim Read Quote
