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This smells of bad science journalism. There is no way to manufacture a 2D item in 3D space.

• inamberclad 3y ago
  If you read the article, you'd see the end part where they mention that the new design is 4nm thick, making it effectively '2d', versus an existing 100+ micron solar cell.
  • malfist 3y ago
    That doesn't excuse flat out lying. "Thin" does not mean "does not exist in that dimension"
    • zxexz 3y ago
      I don’t think anyone is claiming they are truly 2d, and I highly doubt anyone is interpreting it that way.
      • malfist 3y ago
        Claiming it's 2D in the title isn't enough to say they're claiming it is 2D? What's the threshold?
• Rexxar 3y ago
  This seems to have a precise (and useful imho) definition: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two-dimensional_semiconductor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two-dimensional_semiconductor
• benj111 3y ago
  Do you also complain about 2d or 3d TVs? (I do, but only because they don't include the time component)