A paper on the topic, published in the scientific journal Carbon, shows the structure of a new carbon allotrope, protomene, which researchers say offers promise of tremendous advancements in the electronics industry as a single material.

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, March 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Less than one year later, Alfields, LLC., an Emirati company managed by principals based in Abu Dhabi, has identified and published the structure of a second new carbon allotrope, Protomene. 

News of Novamene was first published in the February edition of the UK’s scientific journal, Heliyon.  The concept of combining hexagonal diamond and ring carbon (graphene), provides the basis for the new carbon allotrope classification.

In an exclusive interview with Khaleej Times, the team shared how they recently invented a brand a new class of carbon allotropes, which Mohamed Al Fahim dubbed as ‘Novamene.’