Graphene is an infinitely alternating polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon made of only six-atom carbon rings. It is described as being flexible, transparent, and having high elasticity and hardness. It also conducts electricity and heat well while having a low joule effect. Carbon nanotubes are cylindrical carbon structures measured in nanometers that have hexagonal units in a single-layer or multi-layer structure. They were discovered in 1991 and have excellent elasticity, thermal and electric conductivity, and mechanical resistance, making them suitable for uses such as solar cells, batteries, medical sensors and a proposed NASA space elevator project using carbon nanotubes.