The 2025 Tengchong Scientists Forum took place in southwest China's Yunnan Province from December 5 to 7, bringing together hundreds of scientists, university leaders, and entrepreneurs. Among the attendees was Konstantin Novoselov, one of the two physicists who won the Nobel Prize in 2010 for discovering graphene. CGTN reporter Yang Jinghao interviewed Novoselov to discuss how the one-atom-thick material is transforming science, the role of AI in research, and China's leadership in advanced materials.