University of Manchester physicists have been successful in creation of a new type of membrane which is just one atom thick. It is being suggested that this small structure could be used for sieving gases and hence aid in construction of ultra fast electronic switches and image individual molecules with accuracy. These atom thick materials resemble chicken wire and are catching a lot of attention in the world of physics, although there have been doubts whether such material could exist in free state without being placed on top of materials. An international team of researchers led by Dr. Jannik Meyer have become successful in making free hanging grapheme. This is expected to revolutionalize the world of computing and medical research. All thanks to nanotechnology!!