According to foreign media reports, Finnish mobile phone manufacturer Nokia announced today that the European Union has donated 3.15 billion dollars to develop super materials in the next 10 years. Nokia is also one of the companies that has received financial contributions.

Graphene is the hardest material in the world. Almost all developers seem to want a share in this field. Nokia seems to be ahead of other manufacturers.

Henry Tirri, chief technology officer of Nokia, said in a statement: "Nokia is honored to participate in this program. We have a deep foundation in this field. We began to develop graphene materials as early as 2006. Since then, we have successively discovered that this material can be used in many fields of modern computing environment. So far, we have achieved very good results, but I believe that the biggest innovation has not been discovered."

Graphene is the hardest material in the world, and its hardness is 300 times that of steel. In addition to hardness, graphene has many commendable properties, such as the thinnest, lightest, and so on. The graphene material is composed of two-dimensional crystals, which looks a little like transparent tape. Graphene is also transparent, bendable, and highly conductive. It is a better conductor than copper.

If Nokia succeeds in the development of graphene materials, it will be able to develop ultra light, ultra durable mobile phones without overheating problems. Jani Kivioja, research director of Nokia R&D Center, said: "When we discussed graphene, we have reached a critical point. We are now waiting for the start of graphene innovation. Before that, we tried to develop cheap iron materials that led to the industrial revolution, and then silicon materials. Now it is graphene's turn."