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Carbon Nanotubes Harder Than Diamond
purduephotog writes "CDAC has announced the formation of a new form of hexagonal packed carbon similiar to diamond. Carbon nanotubes are compressed at 75 GPa and quenched. The new material is conclusively different via Raman Spectroscopy and both cracked and indented the diamond anvil used in its creation. CDAC is also known to have created via CVD the hardest diamond to date."
Does it go to 11?
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I've never done a spectroscopic analysis of ramen before - I usually just ate it
I cant see them becoming a girls best friend though
Do not try to read the dupe, thats impossible. Instead, only try to realize the truth
What truth?
There is no dupe
Raman Spectroscopy
Dude, they're always tough until you boil them for 3 minutes. This is nothing new.
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OK great. Everytime diamonds/gems are mentioned in any way here on /. I get the familiar sound coming up from my computer room of "Honey, take a look at this. I bet NOBODY else at work would have one of these." Followed by a batting of the eyelashes and a subsequent emptying of my bank account. Please oh please stop mentioning these!!!
Oh well, there is usually at least a sexual favor in there somewhere as well. Here's to hoping!!!
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Am I the only one who chuckled upon seeing the file name "wang_pnas.pdf"? TGIF
extra points for me... I just by my girl a Carbon Nanotube Engagement ring!
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they should run hardness tests on some of the stuff in the back of my fridge
...hmm, I think I see your point, though YMMV.
Here on the planet Klepton, we've built our saucer hulls out of this stuff for decades. You Earth scientists are so retarded. Except for the one who invented Twinkies. He's cool.
Raman, the technology and dietary staple of millions of college students makes carbon nanotubes harder than diamonds, (but still not harder than the $.25 cent Raman noodles themselves)
That's why he made it a link.
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Now, in order to read the article text in the proceedings of the national academies of science you'll apparently have to clink on a link with the name "WANG_PNAS.pdf" and I'm just not feeling that daring while I'm still at work on a Friday afternoon
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Overuse of acronyms degrade language, you know.
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Damn... Just when I get my +5 sword diamond bladed, they make a better diamond... or rather, carbon thingy
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Geez, now us guys have to buy our fiancees Carbon Nanotube Engagement rings?
Wait, what does AC stand for again?
We ARE talking about nanotechnology, so you should be ok.
Overuse of acronyms degrade language, you know.
You mean "OADL, you know."
What? They compress African peasants to make diamonds? The bastards!
Raman spectroscopy, is a branch where one looks at the wavelength shift occurring as light passes through a sample.
Ramen spectroscopy, on the other hand, is applying a single frequency, usually 2.5GHz, to the ramen which is in a water solution, for about 3 minutes. The analysis is rather straightfoward, but you should blow on it otherwise it might scald your measuring equipment.
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I'm expecting 2 more dupes of this article.
I can pronounce "CVD" as a word, so it must be an acronym. That I almost coughed my liver up as a result of said pronunciation has no bearing on that fact, from my point of view...
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Welcome our new inanimate carbon rod overlords!
But then I suppose that depends on your definition of "hard"...
You're starting to sound like Bill Clinton.