Scientists just created the world's thinnest gold and it's two atoms thick

From cnn.com

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. Researchers are calling it gold nanoseaweed because of its shape. The study published Tuesday in the journal Advanced Science. This makes it the thinnest unsupported gold ever created and it could be used in electronics and medical devices going forward. The gold is made up of two layers of atoms stacked on top of each other. But don't let the thin structure fool you. Researchers say it's 10 times more efficient than gold ... (full story)