First produced in a lab back in 2004, graphene is essentially a single layer of pure carbon atoms bonded together in a honeycomb lattice so thin it's actually considered two-dimensional.

石墨烯最早在2004年诞生于一个实验室，本质上是一层由纯碳原子组成的蜂窝状晶格层，薄到竟被认为是二维物质。

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Tang's team was inspired by the simplicity of eggshells; how a single cell was protected by a thin mineral layer.

唐的团队从简单的蛋壳中得到启发：一个单细胞是如何用一种薄的矿物质层保护的。

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By a particular treatment method a very thin but anti-water single-molecular layer is formed on the surface of the toughened glass and the porcelain insulators.

对制造厂生产的瓷绝缘子和钢化玻璃绝缘子进行特殊处理，可以在绝缘子表面生成一层极薄的、憎水性很强的单分子层。

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