Scientists developed a sheet of gold that’s just one atom thick
It’s unclear what, if any, exotic properties goldene has
![A lattice of gold-colored spheres, with each sphere connected by lines to six of its neighbors](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/042224_sw_goldene_feat.jpg?fit=1030%2C580&ssl=1)
Each gold atom in goldene (illustrated) is bonded to six other gold atoms in a layer just one atom thick.
S. Kashiwaya et al/Nature Synthesis 2024