Why graphene hasn’t taken over the world...yet

Perhaps you’ve heard of graphene, a form of carbon that could bring us bulletproof armor and space elevators, improve medicine, and make the internet run faster — some day. For the past 15 years, consumers have been hearing about this wonder material and all the ways it could change everything.
But 15 years is a long time, so it’s time to understand what’s really going on behind the breathless headlines. The Verge spoke to Joseph Meany, an analytical chemist who explains