Hemantene 1 (IMAGE) Rice University Caption Hematene created by a Rice University-led team is the first known two-dimensional non-van der Waals material. The transmission electron image shows a single sheet of hematene. Scale bar equals 0.5 microns. Credit Shyam Sinha and Peter van Aken/Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Stuttgart, Germany Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.