  The concept of torsion in geometry, although known for a long time, has not
gained considerable attention by the physics community until relatively
recently, due to its diverse and potentially important applications to a
plethora of contexts of physical interest. These range from novel materials,
such as graphene and graphene-like materials, to advanced theoretical ideas,
such as string theory and supersymmetry/supergravity and applications thereof
in understanding the dark sector of our Universe. This work reviews such
applications of torsion at different physical scales.
